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Julius Caesar Takeover Essay

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Before the definite takeover of Britain, Julius Caesar had come over to attempt to make the land part of the famous Roman Empire in AD 55. It wasn’t very long until Caesar fled back to Gaul (France) because the British Celts had been tough to beat. Only a year later he came back stronger and with an even bigger army. Caesar had made his mark, but not wanting a long war, he returned to Rome and never came back. Although he could not invade Britain, about a hundred years later in the year AD 43, Emperor Claudius had invaded Britain on instruction to do so by Aulus Plautius, who was to be the first consular governor in command of Great Britain. This second attempt to take over Britain would last about four-hundred years, to around the 5th century AD.

These invasions were about more than obtaining land for the Roman Empire, but there were also minerals and agricultural fields to gain more income. Since money and wealth were a big motivation for them, Roman militaries often were eager to defeat new lands in order to attain the wealth they desired and pay for their armies. During the early years of this conquest, it was the initial and main fight for the takeover of most of Britain. The fast growing Romanization of these lands was a result of poor defensive coordination among military heads of Great Britain. …show more content…

The Romans had brought over their methods of agriculture, construction, technology, and mining. Also, they had implemented their successful economic and government system, bringing in new laws and ideas. Great Britain had started to become like Rome, adapting their ways of life by using Roman inventions, such as: aqueducts, indoor plumbing, straight and paved roads, bricks, and cement. For hundreds of years, these ideas flourished throughout most of Britain, but with the Romans coming and going, so did some of these inventions and

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