Year 4 Unit 2: Roman Britain The Romans controlled much of Britain for almost 400 years. Britain was one small part of the Roman Empire.
Roman towns
Roman York
Knowledge organiser Trade and transport Original Roman road
The Romans built towns across Britain which followed the same plan with key buildings and roads.
Road existing today
Roman roads …
Bathhouse in Bath
Archaeological sites • Archaeological sites like Caerwent can be found across Britain. They can tell you about what life was like. • Burial sites gives us evidence that Roman soldiers settled in Britain.
connected towns. made it easier for troops to travel.
made it easier to transport supplies.
Bathhouses were an important part of Roman life.
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Beliefs in Roman Britain
are still used today!
The Romans had their own gods.
Britons could worship their own gods if they respected the Roman ones.
Christianity was banned and many were killed for their beliefs.
Britons began to lose faith in the gods, Christianity became popular.
Emperor Theodosius declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire. The Roman god Juno
Words and numbers People moved freely between different lands across the Roman empire. The Romans developed a trade system across the empire. Trade They also traded enslaved people.
They could import and export goods.
Currency and different coins made trade easier.
• Before the Romans invaded, most Britons could not read or write. • The Romans introduced an alphabet and writing, as well as a number system. • Many modern words have Roman origins. • The Romans introduced the A Roman calendar calendar to Britain.