the first roman invasion of britain was in ad 43.
the first roman invasion of britain was in ad 43.
when was the first roman invasion of britain?
ad 43
the roman invasion of britain began in earnest in ad 43, leading to the establishment of the roman province of britannia in the south. by the year 71, the roman governor quintus petillius cerialis had launched an invasion of what is now scotland. in the year 78, gnaeus julius agricola arrived in britain to take up his appointment as the new governor and began a series of major incursions. he is said to have pushed his armies to the estuary of the "river taus" (usually assumed to be the river tay) and established forts there, including a legionary fortress at inchtuthil. after his victory over the northern tribes at mons graupius in 84, a series of forts and towers were established along the gask ridge, which marked the boundary between the lowland and highland zones, probably forming the first roman "limes" or frontier in scotland. agricola's successors were unable or unwilling to further subdue the far north. by the year 87, the occupation was limited to the southern uplands and by the end of the first century the northern limit of roman expansion was a line drawn between the tyne and solway firth. the romans eventually withdrew to a line in what is now northern england, building the fortification known as hadrian's wall from coast to coast.
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the roman invasion of britain is a british documentary television series hosted by bettany hughes. it was first aired in 2009 on the history channel in the united kingdom. the three-part series explores the history of roman britain by tracing the interaction of roman conquerors with the native population of britannia.









































in the united states, it was later seen on the smithsonian channel.









































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