Roman Britain

A statue of the Roman emperor Augustus in Augsburg, Germany

After the empire: the fall of Roman Britain

Boudica and her daughters stand aloft in a bronze chariot in this statue located on the Thames embankment in London.

Boudica: scourge of the Roman empire

Hardian's Wall, a world heritage site. (Photo by Getty Images)

A tale of two walls: how Hadrian’s Wall inspired Game of Thrones

Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. (Loop Images/UIG via Getty Images)

A brief history of Hadrian’s Wall

A memorial tomb to King Æthelstan, the first Saxon king of all England, in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire. (Photo by Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images)

A brief history of England

A Gallo-Roman image shows wine being transported. According to Barry Cunliffe, there was a long period when the Romans traded extensively with the Celts of Gaul, tribes with whom the Romans co-existed in relative peace. (Photo by BeBa/Iberfoto/Mary Evans)

The Celts: were they friends or foes of the Romans?

Julius Caesar, depicted in a first-century BC bust

Caesar’s British gamble

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How ethnically diverse was Roman Britain?

A statue of the British king Caratacus

The Library Roman Britain’s greatest rebel

Roman amphitheatre in Caerleon, Wales. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

History Explorer: The Roman army in Britain

Gold medallion of Constantius I, from the mint of Trier. It depicts Constantius celebrating his victory over Alectus in AD 296. Constantius is shown on a horse at the gates of London, welcomed by Britannia. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Library The first British Empire

A marble bust of the Emperor Hadrian who ruled from AD 117 to 138

Hadrian’s travels

Photo of a statue of Boudicca

Q&A Is Boudica buried at Platform 9¾?

Black and white image depicting engraving of Julius Caesar.

Q&A What is the earliest evidence for a battle in Britain?

Photo of Roman coins

Q&A Did Roman Britain have its own emperor?