madeinatlantis LONDON TRAVEL GUIDE ROMAN BRITAIN The Roman domination of Britain lasted for about four centuries, a period as long as the whole of modern history from Henry VIII to the present day. These four centuries saw the political awakening of the people of Europe under the tutelage of Rome, and their union in one single Empire. The same centuries saw the rise of Christianity, a religion essentially non-national in character which could and did disregard all political boundaries.The meeting of Roman with native civilization had results which varied according to the period and the sections of the native population concerned. In the early stage some of the population, particularly those in close contact with the Continent and the conquering army, may have imitated imported Roman goods, though the rest of the people were probably less willing to absorb new ideas. But many generations were born and died while the Roman domination lasted, and as time went on membership of the Empire became the basis of existence, and eventually to be a Briton became identical with being a citizen of the Empire. And so two things came to exist side by side: on the one hand, imported goods--material and intellectual--from the Mediterranean; on the other hand, genuine Romano-British goods in which native and foreign influences were blended. This continuous and concurrent process--an influx of Southern civilization and a native adaptation of it--was the main characteristic of Roman Britain. The Middle Ages began when political power was in native hands and Mediterranean imports became intermittent.		The British Museum Parliament The Tower of London Madame Tussaud's St. Paul's Cathedral Along The Strand Charing Cross Westminster The West-End Parks and Palaces The East-End The Surrey Side The Suburbs RESTAURANTS Restaurants in London The Corner Houses The Lyons Tea Shops The Marble Arch Barbecues The Non-Chain Budget Restaurants HOTELS RUSSELL SQUARE Bernard Street Bedford Place Bloomsbury and Gower Streets Guilford and Coram Streets Tavistock Place Cartwright Gardens HISTORY Roman Britain After the Romans Saxon and Norman Tudor Charles II George II London circa 1700-1815 GREAT BRITAIN The life of Metropolitan England Britain is a world by itself The Climates of Britain The English Plain Great Britain Strategic Geography Great Britain - Ireland Great Britain - Scotland