Conquest.

The Romans attack Britain in  55 BC.  On a late summer morning in 55 BC,a  Roman  fleet  appeared off  the  British  coast  near Dover. Consul  Julius Caesar  had brought  an army  of  10,000 men  to see  if  Britain  was  worth  invading. He  also wanted  to  punish those  British tribes who  had  been helping  the  Celts  in  Europe in their  fight  against  the Romans.

The Britons fought desperately, but they were no match for the well trained Romans, and soon fled.

After  his  victory, Caesar left Britain. He  returned  with another  army in the following year but left  shortly  after. But  the  Romans  did not return to Britain for ninety seven years.

At  first  the  Romans were afraid  of  the  thousands  of  British  warriors  waiting  to fight  them  on  the  beach. It  was  not  until  the  standard  bearer  of  the  10^th  legion jumped  into  the  water  that  the  rest  of  the Roman  soldiers  followed. 

In AD 43, the Roman Emperor, Claudius,decided to make Britain part of the Roman Empire. An army  of 40,000 Roman  soldiers landed at Richboroug in Kent.

  This time the Romans had  come  to  stay.Roman soldiers  swam  across  the  water in  their armours  to  carture the island Anglesey, the centre of  the Druid religion. The chief enemy of Roman, Caracatus, King  of Catuvellauni, fought  the Romans in Wales. But  he  was  betrayed by the Queen  of  Brigantes, captured and  sent to Rome as a slave. The  Roman  swept  the Britons aside and marched deep  into  the countryside. The made alliances with  some  tribes and conquered others, one by one. Slowly, they drive  their enemies  into the moutains of Wales and Scotland. The Romans did not invade Scotland until AD 84. Although they won spme battles they could  not conquer Scotland. Wherever they  went, they built roads and forts  to  control the Britons.