.Only men

.Roman citizens

.from contries outside Italy

Who was in the Roman army?

. 30 legions

.ten cohorts

.of six troops, called centuries

.Legionaries

.Auxiliaries

.Artillery

.Cavalry

.armours

.helmets

.rectangular shields

.short swords and a javelin

.Formation in lines with their shields

.formation testudo, like a tortoise

.good straight roads.good straight roads

.foundations of clay, chalk .foundations of clay, chalk and graveland gravel

.Britainwild, with forests and hills

.round wooden houses with thatched roofs

.Roman builders used stone, brick and tiles

.In towns were meeting area, an amphitheatre, pubblic baths and the Basilica

What were Roman towns like?

.If a place-name has “chester” or “cester” in it it’s almost certainly Roman

.The governor had a palace in london and another one was beside the sea, at Fishbourne

Luca De Rosa, Francesco Papetti