ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Between 390 BC and 43 AD, the Romans gradually built an empire to become the most powerful people in Europe. The Romans invaded Celtic Britain and stayed until 410 AD. Parts of France, Scotland, Wales, parts of England and the Isle of Man were Celtic regions and their languages survive to this day.

Detailed explanation-2: -Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 BC. He landed on the coast of Kent but many of his ships were wrecked and damaged by a storm! After a few small battles, he had to turn back to France (Gaul). Caesar returned a year later in 54 BC with more ships and more soldiers.

Detailed explanation-3: -7. The Celts were eventually defeated by Romans, Slavs and Huns. After the Roman conquest of most Celtic lands, Celtic culture was further trampled by Germanic tribes, Slavs and Huns during the Migration Period of roughly 300 to 600 A.C.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Celts had tried to defend themselves and the fort by bringing up thousands of stones from the beach and using slingshots, but this was no match for the Roman army. This southern division, led by Vespasian (later to become an Emperor of Rome), defeated tribes all the way to Exeter.

Detailed explanation-5: -Groups such as the Visigoths, Vandals, Angles, Saxons, Franks, Ostrogoths, and Lombards took turns ravaging the Empire, eventually carving out areas in which to settle down. The Angles and Saxons populated the British Isles, and the Franks ended up in France.