Romano-British Culture

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Romans." There is no formula or quantifiable way that would allow historians to label any single nation as being the most successful in history. However, when looking at what defines “success” within the context of historical empires, the Roman Empire finds itself at or near the top of every possible measure. From their transportation systems to their military and everything in between, the Roman Empire’s remarkable achievements, including it’s full integration of Britain and its people, cannot be overlooked. Romano-British culture has influenced or impacted nearly every modern society to date. The Roman conquest of Britain began in AD 43 under the Emperor Claudius, who did so to validate his recent grasp of power, and was a gradual process that came to a conclusion in AD 84. In Agricola, Tacitus describes the challenges to be faced by anyone that dared to conquer Britain, a nation completely surrounded by ocean. Britain was comprised of the people that made up the Celtic tribes. Similar to Germania, Tacitus describes Roman and personal perception of the ‘Britons’, as well as the foreign customs that they practiced. The Britons were personified as a barbaric and remote people. For example, they …show more content…
In contrast to the Greeks, who held an extremely elitist view of themselves and spent their money to build stylish architecture, the Romans took a different approach and used their funds to develop civil projects, such as road networks and aqueducts. The Roman’s road network was the first European transport network ever established inland. Rome is also the only nation to ever have control the entire Mediterranean coastline, which allowed them to monopolize on all imports and exports that took the Mediterranean route. The integrated migration of human beings from Britain into the Roman Empire also allowed these immigrants to begin having a subtle influence of their own on Roman