Romans never qonquered all of the low countries
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| - | The Low Countries were conquered by Roman forces under [[Julius Caesar]] in c.58 BC. The Netherlands therefore became Rome's northern frontier on the European mainland. | + | The Low Countries were conquered by Roman forces under [[Julius Caesar]] in c.58 BC. The Netherlands therefore became Rome's northern frontier on the European mainland, although the Romans never defeated the [[Frisians]] and thus never conquered the piece of the Netherlands now known as [[Fryslan]] and [[Groningen]]. For the rest of the current Netherlands, they did conquer more or less everything. |
The Romans built the first cities and created the [[Roman province|province]] of [[Germania Inferior]]. For most of the large area of Roman occupation in the Netherlands, the boundary of the Roman Empire lay along the Rhine. Romans built the first military forts and cities in the Netherlands. The most important of these were [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], [[Nijmegen]], and [[Maastricht]]. The northern part of the Netherlands, which was outside the Roman Empire and where the [[Frisians]] lived (and still do), was also heavily influenced by its strong southern neighbour. The Romans also introduced writing. | The Romans built the first cities and created the [[Roman province|province]] of [[Germania Inferior]]. For most of the large area of Roman occupation in the Netherlands, the boundary of the Roman Empire lay along the Rhine. Romans built the first military forts and cities in the Netherlands. The most important of these were [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], [[Nijmegen]], and [[Maastricht]]. The northern part of the Netherlands, which was outside the Roman Empire and where the [[Frisians]] lived (and still do), was also heavily influenced by its strong southern neighbour. The Romans also introduced writing. | ||
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