“They are very tall in stature, with rippling muscles under clear white skin. Their hair is blond, but not naturally so: they bleach it, to this day, artificially, washing it in lime and combing it back from their foreheads. They look like wood-demons, their hair thick and shaggy like a horse’s mane. Some of them are clean-shaven, but others – especially those of high rank – shave their cheeks but leave a moustache that covers the whole mouth”
Diodorus Siculus (A Roman historian)
In AD43, the Iron Age period ended. Use the clues above, and also the following website link to piece together the events that led to a new period in British history.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/factfile/romans.shtml
Bronze
Who were the Romans? Why did they want to conquer Britain?
What does the word ‘tribe’ mean?
Silver
Why were the Celts no match for the invading Roman soldiers?
‘Celtic peoples survived despite a new threat’ what does this phrase tell you about the Anglo-Saxons?
Gold
How did the Roman invasion affect the development of Britain?
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