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Celts first appear in Britain around 700 BC. Originating from north-west of Germany
Druids were celtic priests, doctors, judges, scholars, diviner. Their name combines the words "oak" and "knowledge".
Celts workshipped the elements.
Stonehenge: most famous surviving circle; group of enormous blue stones placed in concentric circles; temple, astronomical observatory, site of pilgrimage; three phases and three groups of people Neolithic, Beaker, Wessex
The Roman conquest of Britain began in 55 BC with the invasion of Julius Caesar
Britain was first occupied in AD 43 under the reign of Emperor Claudius.
Many names of modern towns are formed by the suffix –chester (walled town) which derives from castra (military camp)
Most noticeable resistance: Queen Boudica
The economic system, based on a money economy and trade, was fully accepted
The Caledonians refused to be colonised and Emperor Hadrian built a wall to keep the northern raiders put of Roman Britain (Hadrian's Wall)......

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