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The Origins and Development of the English Language
Chapter 5: The Old English Period
John Algeo and Thomas Pyles
Michael Cheng National Chengchi University
Roman Conquests
55 BCE Julius Caesar has conquered Gaul and now plans to invade Britain
Celts populate Britain
Possibly wanted to keep the British Celts from aiding the Celts in Gaul
No success
Roman Conquests
54 BCE Julius Caesar tries again
Storms, loses cavalry
No success
Too late in the year
Caesar returns to Gaul
Roman Conquests
53 BCE
Better preparation
Establishes landing in southeast
Successful campaigns
Exacts tribute (not paid)
Returns to Gaul
Roman Conquests
43 CE
Emperor Claudius invades Britain
Army of 40,000 prepared and sent to Britain
3 year campaign leads to control of central and southeastern Britainb
Roman Conquests
Rome controls the southern part of Britain for over 300 years
Roman culture brought to Britain
Roman bathshttp://www.travelsinireland.com/england/roman.htmhttp://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/united_kingdom/roman_statue_bath_england_photo.jpg
http://image18.webshots.com/18/4/89/70/362148970KFjXuQ_fs.jpghttp://concierge.typepad.com/cntraveler__perrinpost/images/roman_baths_in_bath_england.jpg
http://www.itraveluk.co.uk/photos/data/654/medium/roman-floor-mosaic.jpghttp://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users12/angrylambie/default/detail-roman-bathhouse-floor-mosaic--large-msg-115980502527.jpg
http://www.paracletesystems.co.uk/inj/inj050roman.htm
Fosse Way
Roman road
Bristol to Lincoln
40-50 CE
http://hawketravelpics.blogspot.com/2007/10/england2.html
The wall took 8 years to build, and was built by soldiers from the occupying Roman legions under orders from Emperor Hadrian. It's 73.5 miles long (80 Roman miles) and when it was built, it was 16-20 feet high and 10 feet wide. There was a milecastle every Roman mile, and two guard towers in between each milecastle.
Rome pulls its legions out of Britain to protect RomePicts and Scots raid BritainVortigern appeals to Germanic tribes on the continent for help449 the brothers Hengest and Horsa of the Jute tribe come to his aid and drive off the raiders
Britons seen as weak
Other tribes invited over by the Jutes
Angli
Saxons
Frisians
Germanic tribes drive off the Celtic Britons and take over their land
Viking Attacks
787 first Viking attack at Dorsetshire
793 Lindisfarne sacked
865 Viking army lands at East Anglia and takes over northern England
Army moves on Wessex and chases away King Alfred
871 Alfred defeats Vikings at Ashdown
878 Alfred defeats Vikings at Edington
Treaty of Wedmore
Guthrun accepts Christianity
Vikings retreat to northern England
The Danelaw is established