\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 Although the Romans did not conquer Britain until 43 AD, the influence of their mighty empire became evident earlier
in the first appearance of coinage and in certain forms of political and social organisation. By transferring much of the burden of administration onto locals and absorbing influential Britons into its own hierarchy, the conquerors soon Romanised Engla
nd, though they were rebuffed to the north by the Picts and the Scots.
