Roman Britain
Stage 28 Roman Control of Britain
1. On what three types of evidence is our knowledge of
Roman Britain based?
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2. What are the two texts on which our picture of Roman
Britain is based?
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c. How accurate are they likely to be?
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3. What do archaeologists hope to find when they
excavate a site, to help them date
and understand what went on there? Why,
in particular, are coins and pottery so important?
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4. Look closely at the diagram showing layers of
evidence for occupation at Fishbourne
(page 137). Try to work out and imagine the sequence of events which led to the
formation of this archaeological record in the ground.
5. Make a simple flowchart showing the way in which
many sites in Britain developed
6. How do we know which areas of Britain were peaceful
and which areas remained troublesome to the Romans?
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7. Look carefully at the plan of Calleva on page 138,
find Calleva on the map of Roman Britain,
now ask to watch the video!
8. Write out carefully the inscription of the soldier
from Chester, make it big enough so
that you can then annotate it to explain what each part of it means.
9. Choose one of the other two inscriptions on
page 141. Write it out and annotate
appropriately to show as
much understanding of it as possible.
