London Quiz - Roman London (Answers)
Not long after the Romans settled in London, the city became a dominant one and one from which they ruled their province of Britannia. Life in Roman London was hard. The people worked long hours and worked every day of the week. It wasn’t all bad though - they certainly knew how to have fun when they did get some time off. At first Roman London was little more than a military base but over time the soldiers were just part of a mixed population of military and civilians with families, slaves and workers. Fortunately when they moved on, they left fascinating clues to their way of life. From these can work our how they dressed, what they typically ate how they liked to entertain themselves.
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Caesar first came to Britain in the year 55 BC
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They first settled here following Emperor Claudius’ more-successful invasion in 43 AD
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The Romans are considered to have inhabited London until around 410 AD
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One of the reasons the Romans chose the site of this settlement was the plentiful supply of surface water from the many Thames tributaries - meaning they wouldn’t have to build aqueducts
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They are part of a permanent display in the Guildhall Art Gallery and entrance is free
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The city was later given different names by the Saxons and Vikings
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The Roman settlers in London came mostly from the parts of the Roman Empire in areas we now call France and Spain
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There was no great fleeing of the city. The population gradually migrated to live in villages in the surrounding countryside as the city declined
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In Roman times the settlement did not stretch outside the City of London
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Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, led her troops to revolt against the Roman occupation in around AD 61
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