Friday, the thirteen of October

Homework

1. Britain was conquered by the Romans in the year 55 B.C.

2. The Romans spoke Latin.
3. The Romans were skilled at building many-storeyed houses, bridges, and roads.
4. The Romans decided to occupy the island because they had heard about valuable metals in Britain.
5. Julius Caesar commanded the Romans during their invasion of Britain in the 1st century B.C.
6. To conquer the Britons, the Romans had to encamp troops all over the country, and English cities later
developed from these camps. The word "castra" for camp evolved into place names like Lancaster,
Manchester, Worcester, and others.
7. There are still traces of Roman influence in modern English, as many English words have Latin origins.
For example, "street" comes from "strata," "wall" comes from "vallum," "port" comes from "portus," and
so on.
8. In England, you can still find interesting remains of Roman times, including some ruins of public baths
and tiled floors of Roman villas. Many of the major highways in England were built on the military roads
originally constructed by the Romans, which also reflects their influence on transportation infrastructure.