Roman London
When the romans invaded Britain in the 1st century AD They already controlled vast areas of the Mediterranean but fierce opposition from local tribe (such as Queen Boadicea's Iceni)made britain difficult to control The Romans persevered However and had consolidated their power by the end of the century Londinium with its port developed into a capital city by the 3rd century there were some 50,000 people living there But as the Roman Empire crumbled in the 5th century the garrison pulled out leaving the city to the Saxons