What did the Romans leave the Britain's when they left?

Answer 1

The Romanised aristocracies continued to rule the various tribes and petty kingdoms. In the warfare between them, they imported mercenaries from Germania, who became so numerous and powerful that they progressively took control, bringing in more of their ilk in the process. This was the Angles, Saxons and Jutes takeover from the Britons, eventually establishing the Germainc petty kingdoms which came to make up England (Angle-land). The Picts, Scots, Welsh and Irish maintained their own areas, but Viking intrusions also impacted on them and particularly the eastern Germanic kingdoms bordering the North Sea.

Answer 2

The Romans left Britain in three main stages. In 401 some troops were withdrawn. In 410 more troops were withdrawn and the Britons told they would have to defend themselves. By 426 there was a complete Roman withdrawal.

Answer 3

At the time you are thinking of, the people of the Roman province of Britannia consisted of Romanised Britons (Celts) living in villas, towns and villages and speaking Latin, together with elite Roman troops such as cavalry units and legionary soldiers - plus a much larger number of auxiliary units who made up the bulk of the provincial garrison.

These auxiliaries had originally been recruited from places as far away as Spain, Hungary and Dacia (Romania) but over time their replacements were recruited locally - so by the early 5th century they were made up entirely of native Britons.

While the cavalry and legionary units were withdrawn, the auxiliary units simply ceased to receive pay and provisions, so they went home to their families in nearby farms, villages, villas and towns.

Life continued for some time in the "Romanised" way, except that contact with other provinces slowly stopped and Britannia became more and more isolated. There was no longer any kind of organised army or defence force, no government, no upkeep of roads and public buildings, no import of goods and no export of produce - and a gradual breakdown of Law and Order. People abandoned villas and towns to live in smaller communities; large amounts of cash and hoards of treasure were buried for safety since there were no other secure places to keep them.

Into this vacuum came the "barbarian" Germanic immigrants from northern Germany and southern Denmark: Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians, Franks, Wends and others who had long been raiding the "Saxon Shore" of Britannia - now there was nothing to stop them moving in permanently. For convenience they are collectively known today as Anglo-Saxons, but they called themselves Engliscand they brought with them the earliest English language.

Answer 4

From the 2nd century A.D. Roman Britain found itself under attack from people who lived outside the Roman borders. The Romans thought these people were not civilised and called them barbarians . The Roman army and navy defended Britain.

By the 5th century A.D. barbarian tribes were attacking other parts of the Roman Emperor Honorius decided that the Roman legions in Britain were needed elsewhere. He sent a letter to the people of Britain telling them the soldiers had to leave. They must fight the Anglo-Saxons and invaders on their own. In AD 410 the last Romans left.

Answer 5

They burned all the villages, raped the horses and rode off on the women! Wait, is that right?

Answer 6

The Romans left Britain with roads, walls, villas, and great public baths.