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Roman Britain A-Z

Can you name these notable people, places, and things from the period of Britain's occupation by Rome?
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A
Short-lived defensive wall built in Caledonia
Antonine Wall
B
British queen who rebelled against Roman rule in 60 AD
Boudica
C
Emperor who was proclaimed at Y in 306 AD
Constantine the Great
D
The Roman name for Chester
Deva Victrix
E
Animal that formed part of Claudius's invasion force
Elephant
F
Road linking Exeter and Lincoln
Fosse Way
G
Region across the Channel from Britannia
Gaul
H
The long-term northern boundary of Roman rule
Hadrian's Wall
I
Tribe B belonged to
Iceni
J
Britain was first invaded in the 50s BC by this general
Julius Caesar
K
The Cantiaci lived in this modern-day region
Kent
L
The capital of Britannia (its Roman name)
Londinium
M
Battle between the Romans and P in 83 AD (according to T)
Battle of Mons Graupius
N
The settlement of Pons Aelius was on the site of this modern city
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
O
Tribe from North Wales who fiercely resisted conquest
Ordovices
P
People that could be found north of H
Picts
Q
Ninth Legion commander who narrowly escape being killed by B's army
Quintus Petillius Cerialis
R
Large fort near Sandwich; part of S
Richborough Fort
S
Series of forts built along England's southeast coast in the late Roman period
Saxon Shore
T
Roman historian who wrote: 'and where they make a desert, they call it peace.'
Tacitus
U
Heating system, also known as a hypocaust, introduced by the Romans
Under-floor heating
V
Future emperor who fought in the Claudian invasion of Britain in the 40s AD
Vespasian
W
Road linking Dover, London and Wroxeter
Watling Street
X
These legions fought against B's rebels
XIV Gemina
XX Valeria Victrix
Y
Place known by the Romans as Eboracum
York
 
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