Roman Britain

In the AD 40s, the British king Caratacus led a huge revolt against Rome's occupying army. (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Caratacus: Roman Britain’s greatest rebel.

A bust of Vespasian in Bath. The future emperor was responsible for expanding Roman territory into the west of Britain. (Image by Getty Images)

How did the Romans conquer Britain?

Episode 1Introduction, and a mystery mosaic.

Digging up Roman London.

Claudia Severa’s preserved party invitation from Vindolanda

Q&AWhat was written on the Vindolanda Tablets?

A silhouette of Roman soldiers against Hadrian's Wall

What was life like on Hadrian's Wall?.

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

Hadrian's Wall: when and why was it built? A brief guide

History’s greatest mysteriesWhat happened to the Roman Ninth Legion?.

What happened to Britain’s lost Roman legion?

Hadrian’s Wall: everything you wanted to know.

A montage of Romans (Photos courtesy of Getty and Alamy)

How ethnically diverse was Roman Britain?.

A Roman soldier stands on guard during a re-enaction at Birdoswald Roman fort in Carlisle

QuizHow much do you know about the remains of Roman Britain?.

A statue of the Roman emperor Augustus in Augsburg, Germany. (Image by Alamy)

The fall of Roman Britain: how life changed for Britons after the empire

Julius Caesar. (Photo by Getty Images)

Caesar's British gamble.

Author and biographer Max Adams (Photo by Alamy)

Max AdamsBritain in the centuries after the Romans: “You can think of this era as a black hole into which our history tumbles”.

Portchester Castle in Hampshire was intended as a coastal defence against raiders. (Photo by Getty Images)

The collapse of Roman Britain: what happened, plus 9 places which tell us more.

Fishbourne Roman Palace, plus 5 more Roman mosaics you can explore in Britain.

Evening Light on Hadrian's Wall

The Romans in Britain: exploitation or innovation?.

Iron Age bronze head

The Celts in Britain: everything you need to know

Mosaic showing gladiators, Roman Civilization, 4th century

Bread and circuses: what happened in the amphitheatres of the Roman empire?.

An 18th-century marble relief depicting Julius Caesar invading Britain by John Deare, a British neo-classical sculptor. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Geoffrey of Monmouth: the lost voice of ancient Britain.

HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain: course certificate.

Dan Jones by the River Medway at Rochester in Kent. Jones is the presenter of 'Walking Britain’s Roman Roads', which aired on 1 July 2020 at 9pm on 5Select

Exploring Britain’s Roman roads with historian Dan Jones.

Sir Barry Cunliffe and a team of archaeologist roll up a Roman mosaic at Fishbourne Roman palace

Roll up, roll up: how the Roman mosaics at Fishbourne Palace were saved.

Marble statue of a young Roman girl

Everything you wanted to know about Roman Britain – but were afraid to ask

Q&AWhere do the names for days of the week come from?

Roman Britain: everything you wanted to know.

A c1850 bronze statue by Thomas Thornycroft commemorating Boudica and her daughters. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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.

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?.