The Roman settlement in Britain | Odyssey - Ancient History

Roman Britain, also known as Britannia, was a province of the Roman Empire that existed from the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD. The Roman conquest of Britain began in 43 AD under Emperor Claudius, and it was largely completed in the southern half of Britain (most of England and Wales) by 87 AD. Britain was divided into two provinces: Britannia Superior, governed from London, and Britannia Inferior, governed from York (Eboracum). Emperor Diocletian later divided the province into four sepa

🗓#OTD in 122, the Roman Army began building Hadrian's Wall in Northern England to keep the Picts & other tribes at bay. It took about 15,000 citizen-soldiers of the Roman Army to build Hadrian’s Wall over six years! Mystic Britain: Hadrian's Wall airs tonight at 11 PM. | Smithsonian Channel

Nothing like a 73-mile Roman wall for some Monday motivation 🏺 Built to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall was a rich and vibrant place where soldiers and civilians from across Europe and North Africa met, traded and served together. https://eht.social/2H21Zjy | English Heritage