| Show Romans Ruled Occupied Britain for Years It Is not n ah always s 's realized that the Romans nomans Romans Ro Ro- mans occupied and ruled Britain for tor years years from from A. A D D. D 43 to A. A D D. a period longer than the time which has passed since the coming of the Spanish Armada sn says s 's Tit-Bits Tit Mn Maga Maga- l- l zinc zine During those centuries a high civilization was established the country country coun cotta try being opened up by splendid roads connecting many walled cities In the Undercroft of ot All Hallows church church- the borne home of Toe Toc H near II-near near the Tower may be he seen an nn Interesting model of ot London as it was In the Fourth cen cen- tury There too Is an Rn actual portion of the floor of a Roman shop of ot the time of Boadicea A A. A D. D 59 Portions of the Roman wall pierced by six gates gates gates-Aldgate Aldgate Aldersgate Newgate and Ludgate Ludgate still still exist near the thoroughfare thorough thorough- fare called London Wall The Roman noman bridge across the river was situated about yards lower than the present present pres pres- ent London bridge and the Tower of ot London was erected by William the Conqueror at the point where the wall left the river Most of ot the country outside the walls was forest or marsh Ludgate led the citizens to the settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment of or Westminster where there was wasa a fore ford or across the Thames and on the way thither south of or the present site of or St. St Clements Clement's church was a Roman bath still to be seen and still fed by Its original spring water |
