Today, almost two thousand years after the end of the Roman Empire, the effects of the Roman Times can still be seen and felt:
There are many Roman buildings left standing around Britain, Europe and North Africa. Some of the most famous of these include the Coliseum In Rome, the public baths in Bath and Hadrian’s Wall. A town today which has a name ending in -chester or -caster indicates that it was the site of a roman fort, such as Chester, Chichester. |
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Do you know where there is a Roman Road near to where you live?
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Name some things we have that the Romans did not?
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As well as the fact that many words in the English language have evolved from Latin words, today people still use some Latin expressions and abbreviations of Latin words. |
Latin expressions and abbreviations |