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Date 43 - 410

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ancient Britain
Roman Gaul
Claudius
Vespasian
Boudicca
Boudicca and Roman Britain
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Hadrian
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
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British Isles terminology
Great Britain
island, Europe
Roman Forum
ancient Rome
ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia

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St. Faustus of Riez
French bishop
Constantine
Roman emperor