Ancient Britain

Many TV shows have been made about ancient britain, and I may have watched almost all of them. Even though it is far from the country where I was born, I have a curiosity about that history and this leads me to read all the articles and watch all the series. What interests me in this history is that there are many different intrigues, that they have a lot of power and that they have somehow managed to survive throughout history.

Britain (more precisely, Great Britain) is the name of the largest of the British Isles, which stretches to the northwest coast of the European continent. This name is probably derived from the Celtic word meaning 'white'. It is assumed to be a reference to the famous white cliffs of Dover, which cannot be missed by those arriving by sea. The Greek navigator Piteas, who discovered the coast of the island in 325 BC, is the first person to mention this island.

During the Early Neolithic (4400 BC - 3300 BC), many long mounds were built on the island, many of which can still be seen today. In the Late Neolithic (2900 BC - 2200 BC), large stone circles called stone works appeared, the most famous of which was Stonehenge.

Prior to the Roman occupation, numerous tribes often known as Britons lived on the island, mostly believed to be of Celtic origin. The Romans knew the island as Britain.

PRIOR TO THE ROMAN OCCUPATION, THE ISLAND HAS BEEN HOME HOME TO VARIOUS TRIBES KNOWN MOSTLY AS BRITONS.

Military reports of Julius Caesar, who went to the island from Gaul (France) in 55 and 54 BC, are recorded in historical records. The Romans invaded the island in AD 43, on order of their general Aulus Plautius, the emperor Claudius, who had crossed to oversee the entrance to Camulodunum (Colchester), where the Catuvellauni, one of the foremost of the most warlike tribes, was located. Plautius invaded with an army of about 40,000 men, consisting of four legions and auxiliary troops.

We learn a lot about the survival of Agricola and the first forty years of the Roman occupation, thanks to the biography of his father-in-law by the historian Tacitus (105 AD). However, further literary evidence is scarce. Fortunately, from time to time we come across many mysterious archaeological evidence. Although Northern Britain was never conquered, the Roman empire later flocked to Scotland. They left behind the great fortifications, Hadrian's Wall (AD 120) and the Antonine Wall (AD 142-155), and many of them can still be visited today. Britain was always tightly guarded and was a top from which Roman governors occasionally made attempts to seize power from the empire.

At the end of the 4th century AD, Roman presence in Britain was threatened by "barbarian" forces. Saxons and Angles from northern Germany invaded southern and eastern England, while the Picts (present-day Scots) and Scots (Irish) raided the coast. In 410 the Roman army was withdrawn. After the battles with the British, the Angles and Saxons were victorious and proclaimed themselves rulers over most of Britain during the Dark Ages (AD 450 - AD 800).