Question

What impact (short term and long term) did the roman conquest have on Britain?

Answer 1

The impact of the Roman conquest on Britain was as follows:

1. The invasion affecte dthe language, culture, geopraphy and architecture of Britain.
2. The British were divided into tribes and fought wars to settle their dispute which was earlier before the invasion was done through a legal system
3. There were no proper roads except for trackways and all infrastructure was affected.
4. The ROmans built towns only in the south for their own economic profit, in the north people lived in huts.
5. The British paid taxes to the Romans and they built villas in the country side to live in.
6. Roman soldiers garrisoned throughout the country and some British tribes were enslaved and made as Auxilliaries to join the army
7. The Romans introduced the system of money to barter gooods and insisted that taxes should be paid in roman coins.
8. The British were allowed to only follow their own religious practises if they followed Roman gods as well.