The arrival of the Romans had many far reaching consequences on the country. As the invasion became occupation the Romans still had a problem of moving their units around the heavily forested country. 

One of the greatest achievements of the Roman occupation was the development of the transport network. This map details the transport network that the Romans built and the major settlements and features left behind. 

The modern city of Kingston-upon-Hull, where we live, is located 14 miles to the east of Brough where the Romans found a unique way of crossing the difficult tidal estuary of the Humber. They waded across on stilts! 

Once across they set up the fort of Petuaria where the modern village of Brough now stands. The Antonine Wall and the remote fort at Inchtuthil, was the farthest that the Romans reached. 

Because of this, the area could be easily defended by a small number of warriors and held against attack almost indefinitely

The Romans at first left the western part of the country (modern Wales) alone. The main reasons for this decision was the very difficult nature of the landscape, which was very difficult to move large numbers of soldiers in. 

As a result of this, the legacy left by the Romans in Wales is not as detailed or as complete as the remains left in the main area of occupation, the modern country of England.