England was successfully invaded by the Roman Emperor Claudius from AD43 and held the country until AD410 when the Roman Emperor, Honorius told Romano-British representatives, you are on your own!”.There are numerous amazing Roman sites to visit such as Hadrian’s Wall and associated forts such as Housesteads, Chesters (note not Chester) and Birdoswald, as well as the nearby fantastic site of Vindolanda. There are villas to see all over the country including Chedworth, Bignor, Brading on the Isle of Wight and Fishbourne Roman Palace. In Wales, there is the Caerleon Roman Fortress, once home to several thousand Roman soldiers, the amphitheatre, and baths with what has been describes as an “excellent visual display making it look as though people are actually swimming in the water”. Not too far from Caerleon is the Roman town of Caerwent withers Roman walls that in some places reach 5m in height. The ruins of several town houses can be seen as well as the foundations of a 4th century temple. In the West of England the Roman Baths can be visit at Bath and added to this there are excellent museums across the country at Colchester, Cirencester, St Albans and Reading. These are but a few of the wonderful array of places with Roman heritage.

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