ASPECTS OF BRITISH HISTORY
The Romans failed to conquer Scotland. In the 120s the Emperor Hadrian built a
strong wall to defend Roman Britain from raids by the Scots, Picts and other tribes
from the North2. Twenty years later Roman forces built a second defensive wall
further north but they could not hold it against Scottish raiders and eventually
abandoned it.
To fight with the raiders and to put down frequent armed rebellions, Rome had
to keep an army of about 40,000 men in the province3.
Roman Britain
The Romans named their new province Britannia. The name was derived from
the tribal name of Britons (or Brits) who inhabited most of the occupied territory. The
Roman name eventually lost its ending and became shortened to ‘Britain’.
The basis of Roman civilization and administration was the towns. Many grew
out of Celtic settlements, military camps or market centres. The Romans built most
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