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The Romans, although successfully conquering the Celts of what is no England, were to far stretched to continue into the north. Imagine the logistics of getting enough supplies across Gaul, the English Channel, and up the island of Brittany.
Also, by the time the Romans got around to endeavoring to take Scotland, the empire was in decline, not able to manage the huge amount of land. Constantine was one of the last emperors to attempt taking Scotland.
I imagine many emperors didn't see the advantage to taking Scotland, as there wasn't many resources in the highlands. It was low priority, and The military efforts were needed elsewhere.
Finally, the Picts (now the Scots) were extremely fierce and good at fighting in the highlands of Scotland. The Romans just couldn't deal with the awesomeness =]
The Romans were also scared of the Picts "take no prisoners" fighting style and how brutally the Picts killed people.
They did. They went as far north as present day Inverness but found the weather and the terrain to be so inhospitable that they decided not to stay. They withdrew as far south as present day northern England and built Hadrian's Wall to keep the 'Barbarian' Scots out of their territory. Also it would be too much effort for too little gain, there isn't much in Scotland worth all the manpower needed to take it.
Well, unlike Britain, Ireland had very little to offer the Romans. When the Roman general Agricola was in Britain, according to Tacitus, he looked out at the western island of "Hibernia" and stated that it could be taken with just one legion and a band of auxiliaries. So, its not that Rome couldn't have taken Ireland, its just that it would've been too much effort for too little reward.
Because they did not know the geography of the land and didn't know how large it was. They had trouble enough taking care of Britain, and the boggy highlands were not a good place for a Roman legion to fight.
They did! There are the remains of the Antonine wall roughly Dumbarton to Falkirk - about 40 miles long linked by 24 forts manned between 142 and 162 AD. A number of remains of other forts exist all along the east coast up to and beyond modern Dundee. A northern campaign was waged resulting in the defeat of the Northern tribes at the battle of Mons Grapus somewhere south of Inverness. So all of the lowlands and the central belt was occupied as well as the North East. The Highlands were never occupied after the battle and the Romans eventually withdrew further south, first to the Antonine wall and eventually to Hadrian's wall before Britain was left completely as the Empire collapsed. The Antonine and Hadrians wall both had numerous small forts thrown out in front of them to prevent suprise attacks and control the area so don't believe the films of hoards of tribes suddenly appearing out of the mist!
The Romans, although not actually conquering northern Europe, had a presence there. A Roman cemetery has been found in Denmark, right in suburban Copenhagen, and in Norway and in Sweden, graves have been found with Roman artifacts. It's quite possible that Norwegians and Swedes served in the Roman army. The writer Tacitus, knew of the people of Sweden who he called Suiones, "...who, besides their strength in men and arms, also possess a naval force...."
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What countries did the Romans invade in 265BC?
Italy
Did the Romans invade Britain in the 4th century?
No, they did not. Sorry
Did Scotland or Ireland ever invade wales?
'MURICA
How long did Romans occupy Ireland?
They never occupied Ireland although there is a suggestion they were looking at the possibilty of doing so. There are Roman artefacts found around Dublin and the Town of Chester (then Deva) was one of the biggest forts in the whole empire. The only reason for this would be the conquest of Ireland. The Empire fell into civil war and then collapsed before they made a move on Ireland.
Did the Romans ever reach Ireland?
generally speaking the Romans considered Ireland to be too great a risk for too little a reward to conquer, however there is evidence that the Romans established atleast one trading site in Ireland
How did Romans invade Romania?
danube
When did the Romans invade the Philippines?
They never did.
When did the Romans invade Romania?
Romans invaded the ancient Dacia in 101.
Why did the Romans invide Egypt?
The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.The Romans did not exactly invade Egypt. They annexed it to their empire because they had won it in the last civil war.
Why did Queen Boudicca invade Romans?
Queen Boudicca did not invade the Romans. She revolted against them because they mistreated her and her people, including raping her daughters.
How did the Romans see Ireland?
The Romans did not have an opinion about Ireland because they did not go there and did not know much about it.
What year did the Romans invade?
55 bc
What countries did the Romans invade in 265BC?
Italy
Did the Romans invade other countries?
Yes
When did the Romans invade Portugal?
To get there lovely area
Who tried to invade Britain first?
The Romans and the Normans.=]The last people to successfully invade Britain were the Normans from Normandy, France in 1066, although they did not invade Scotland which is part of Britain.
Why did the french invade Northern Ireland?
The French have NEVER invaded Northern Ireland.
