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The Romans

The roughly 400-year period of Roman rule in Britain, which brought roads and a system of law.

Key facts

Ruled Britain for about 400 years, building roads and introducing a system of law.
Never conquered Scotland; first Christian communities appeared in the 3rd–4th centuries AD.

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