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appears to have played a key role, but they were divided politically as former soldiers, mercenaries, nobles, officials and farmers declared themselves kings, fighting amongst each other and leaving Britain open to invasion. Two factions may have emerged: a pro-Roman faction and an independence
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obtained citizenship for them. The granting of Roman citizenship was gradually expanded and more people from provinces became citizens. One way for a provincial inhabitant to become a citizen was to serve in the Roman army or a city council. The number of citizens steadily increased, as people
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and eleven tribal kings of Britain also surrendered to the Roman army. By AD 47, the Romans had invaded southern Britain and claimed territory that held many natural resources. This led to an increase in imperial wealth. The Romans developed the city of Colchester through urbanisation and new
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which meant they were "surrendered foreigners" and forbidden to gain Roman citizenship. These surrendered foreigners were not provided with any of the benefits, duties, status or sense of identity of citizens. Romans continued to stigmatize
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and their families and dependents amounted to 125,000 people, out of Britannia's total population of 3.6 million at the end of the fourth century. There were also many migrants of other professions, such as sculptors (Barates) from
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The bulk of the population was rural and engaged in agriculture; from a total population of 3.6 million at the end of the fourth century, the urban population was about 240,000 people, with the capital city of
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having about 60,000 people. Londinium was an ethnically diverse city with inhabitants from across the Roman Empire, including natives of Britannia, and immigrants from
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inherited citizenship and more grants were made by the emperors. Eventually in 212 or early 213 AD, everybody living in the provinces except slaves and
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region. Romano-British cultures and religions continued to diversify; while the populace remained mainly Celtic, there was an increase in Romanisation.
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After the Roman departure from Britain, the Romano-British were advised by Honorius to "look to their own defences". A written plea with General
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Some Anglo-Saxon histories (in context) refer to the Romano-British people by the blanket term "Welsh". The term Welsh is derived from an
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The Anglo-Saxons obtained control of eastern England in the 5th century. In the mid-6th century, they started expanding into the
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Roman troops, mainly from nearby provinces, invaded in AD 43, in what is now part of England, during the reign of Emperor
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believe that during the 5th and 6th centuries – approximately from 410 when the Roman legions withdrew, to 597 when
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of Angles, Saxons and Jutes, who then decided to settle in Britain. Some of the Romano-British people migrated to
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Roman coins findings clearly indicate the areas of biggest "cultural romanisation" and presence in Roman Britain
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Evans, D. Ellis (31 January 1983), Haase, Wolfgang (ed.), "Language Contact in Pre-Roman and Roman Britain",
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In the early stages the lowlands and cities may have had some organisation or "council" and the
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as freedmen or foreigners who were tortured and excluded from citizenship forever.
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Ethnic and cultural consequences of the war between Saxons and romanised Britons
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ordered Roman troops back home to help defend Italy against invasion.
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Christianity came to Britain in the 3rd century. One early figure was
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The other inhabitants of Britain, who did not enjoy citizenship, the
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One aspect of Roman influence seen in British life was the grant of
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was formed, eventually including the whole of what later became
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The struggles of this period have given rise to the legends of
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initially rebelled against Honorius and took further troops to
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Continental Romano-Briton settlements in the 6th century
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faction. The one leader at this time known by name is
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Index

Romano-British

Romanisation
Humber
Severn
Cornwall
Devon
Roman Empire
Roman conquest
province of Britannia
Roman culture
Britons
Celtic
Christopher Snyder
St Augustine of Canterbury
sub-Roman
Anglo-Saxons

Claudius
Britannia
England
Wales
Scotland
Colchester
Roman army
Roman Syria
Eastern Mediterranean
Londinium
continental Europe
Middle East

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