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[[Barbara Wright]]'s casual mention of coming from [[Londinium]] during a visit to [[Rome]] in the year [[64]] led to her and [[Ian Chesterton]] being abducted and sold into [[slavery]], as the recently conquered [[Briton]]s were not then Roman citizens. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Romans (TV story)|namedep=The Slave Traders (1)}})
[[Barbara Wright]]'s casual mention of coming from [[Londinium]] during a visit to [[Rome]] in the year [[64]] led to her and [[Ian Chesterton]] being abducted and sold into [[slavery]], as the recently conquered [[Briton]]s were not then Roman citizens. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Romans (TV story)|namedep=The Slave Traders (1)}})


In [[305]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] stopped the [[Nimon]] from invading a [[Roman]] fort in Britannia. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Seasons of Fear (audio story)}})
In [[305]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] stopped the [[Nimon]] from invading a [[Roman]] fort in Britannia. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Seasons of Fear (audio story)}}) At the same time, a single [[Dalek (Seasons of Fear)|Dalek]] was deposited at this fort due to [[time travel]] experiments, engaging the soldiers in a brief skirmish before being overwhelmed and killed. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Time of the Daleks (audio story)}})


The [[Twelfth Doctor]] recalled having lived in Roman Britain, where he governed, [[farm]]ed and [[juggle]]d as well as serving as a second class [[Vestal Virgin]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}})
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] recalled having lived in Roman Britain, where he governed, [[farm]]ed and [[juggle]]d as well as serving as a second class [[Vestal Virgin]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}})
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The Roman occupation of Britain lasted until the early [[5th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)}})
The Roman occupation of Britain lasted until the early [[5th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)}})


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Roman Britain

Roman Britain, also known as Britannia, (TV: The Romans [+]Loading...["The Romans (TV story)"]) was the location of the Pandorica in 102 AD. (PROSE: The Visual Dictionary [+]Loading...["The Visual Dictionary (2010 reference book)"], TV: The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"])

After several failed attempts, the Roman Empire succeeded in conquering Britain in 43. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni [+]Loading...["The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)"]) One of these failed attempts was led by Julius Caesar in 55 BC. (AUDIO: Living History [+]Loading...["Living History (audio story)"]) The successful invasion saw the defeat of King Caratacus of the Catuvellauni. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])

Barbara Wright's casual mention of coming from Londinium during a visit to Rome in the year 64 led to her and Ian Chesterton being abducted and sold into slavery, as the recently conquered Britons were not then Roman citizens. (TV: "The Slave Traders" [+]Part of The Romans, Loading...{"namedep":"The Slave Traders (1)","1":"The Romans (TV story)"})

In 305, the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard stopped the Nimon from invading a Roman fort in Britannia. (AUDIO: Seasons of Fear [+]Loading...["Seasons of Fear (audio story)"]) At the same time, a single Dalek was deposited at this fort due to time travel experiments, engaging the soldiers in a brief skirmish before being overwhelmed and killed. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Time of the Daleks (audio story)"])

The Twelfth Doctor recalled having lived in Roman Britain, where he governed, farmed and juggled as well as serving as a second class Vestal Virgin. (TV: The Eaters of Light [+]Loading...["The Eaters of Light (TV story)"])

The Roman occupation of Britain lasted until the early 5th century. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni [+]Loading...["The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)"])