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Why Did Julius Caesar Conquer Britain
Due to the actions of Britain aiding Gaul in the fight between Gaul and Rome, Julius Caesar felt that he needed to avenge Britain. He eventually conquered Gaul, however, he felt that he should also conquer Britain for many reasons including land, agriculture, and metals. So, in 55 B.C. Caesar began his expedition to Britain. He gathered two legions for the first attempt and then realized that the Britons were not going to give up easily, therefore he went back for a second time with a stronger army of five legions. After his second attempt, he finally came to the conclusion that he did not want to have a long lasting war with Britain.

Nearly 100 years later, in 43 A.D., Claudius decided to once again try to conquer Britain for similar reasons as Caesar. After a long 400 years, the Romans finally decided to leave and go back to Rome because tribes were trying to take
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The architecture that spread throughout Britain consisted of buildings and roads made of bricks and stones. They did not believe in the country life as much as the city life, so they constructed cities and towns, and more people moved from the outskirts of Britain to the more populated cities that were created. The houses and buildings were installed with central heating. Concrete was also introduced by the Romans, which helped aid in the construction of many new architectures. The roads were constructed as an easier way of transportation and were built in lines to attach the new towns that were being assembled. In addition to the new buildings, walls were built around the towns. Included in their new construction, were arches and aqueducts. Arches were first used by the Romans and they utilized aqueducts to provide water for the people. The labor of all of this new construction was done by slaves. In order to keep their towns sanitary, they built subterranean drains, pipes and sewage

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