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Important Roman events

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1.    Founding of the City Of Rome         753 BC

The God of War, Mars had two baby sons called Romulus and Remus. Their wicked uncle Amulius was jealous of them and wanted to kill them. He put the babies in a basket in the river Tiber hoping they would drown. The basket floated down the river and stopped at a place near seven hills. A she-wolf whose cubs had been killed came past and found Romulus and Remus. She used her milk to feed them.

The boys were picked up by a shepherd called Faustulus and he took them home. His wife was pleased and they decided to bring them up as part of the family.

Romulus and Remus grew up to be very, very strong and big. They decided to build a city on one of the seven hills. Then they had a bad quarrel about who should be king of the city. Romulus dug a big ditch around the hill. When Remus came over the ditch Romulus attacked him and they had a vicious fight. Remus was killed. Romulus called the town Rome after himself.
Retold by Eleanor (y4)

2.    Romans conquer Spain                            206 BC

3.    Romans conquer Greece                          146 BC

4.    Birth of Julius Caesar                            100 BC

5.    Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain    55 BC

6.    Beginning of the Roman Empire                 27 BC

7.    Conquest of Britain begins        43 AD

The Roman army was used to conquer and control new countries. Each new country became part of the empire, and was known as a province.

It was ruled by a governor and its people paid taxes to the Romans.

They wanted the gold, silver and bronze and also the timber and men which Britain had.

8.    Hadrian's Wall completed          130 AD

The Emperor Hadrian visited Britannia in AD 122. He ordered a wall to be built from Wallsend in the east to Bowness in the west to separate the Roman province from the rest of Britain. It was 118km long, 5 m high and 2-3m thick. Forts were built for the troops who patrolled the wall.
The wall was built by legionary soldiers who marked the part that they built by carving in the stone.
The front of the wall was protected by a wide deep ditch. A road went behind the road so that soldiers could move quickly.

Turrets
Turrets were used as look out towers. Signals could be sent to other buildings along the wall. The troops could go into the turret through a door on the ground floor which was used for storage and where a fire could be lit.

Emperor Hadrian

9.    Roman troops withdrawn from Britain     407 AD

10.    End of the Roman Empire                      476 AD

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