Roman occupation
Ancient Mediterranean colonization
Roman occupation refers to the period when the Roman Empire controlled a territory, imposing its military, administrative, and cultural presence on conquered peoples.
The term appears most often in discussions of ancient Judea and Britain: Jesus lived during the Roman occupation of Palestine.
More broadly, any Roman military presence in foreign lands: The Roman occupation of Gaul lasted centuries.
- imperial ruleGovernance by emperor
- Julius CaesarRoman dictator and general
- centurionRoman army officer
- LatinAncient Roman language
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
Hadrian's Wall · ancient Britain · legion · auxilia · rebellion · province · governor · census · tax collectors · Judea · barbarians · tribute · edict · Masada · Caledonia · amphitheater · fortification · road network
- Ancient JudeaSecond Temple, Judea, Jerusalem, Masada, Herod the Great
- Midlands HistoryBirmingham, Norman Conquest, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham
- Roman BritainHadrian's Wall, Londinium, Britannia, Boudicca, legions
- Roman JudeaJudea, Masada, Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, Second Temple
- Second TempleSecond Temple, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Maccabees
- Second Temple JudaismSecond Temple, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Dead Sea Scrolls
Roman occupationindependence
Freedom from external control
self-rule · sovereignty · autonomy · freedom · self-governance