What were the pros and cons of the Roman invasion of Britain?

Let's be brisk, and then maybe thoughtful — all pros, no cons. Next, let's broaden the question over all of western Europe, since everything we say about Britain is true of that also. First, the power of trade. read more

To put it simply the Pros’s is Rome moderinized Britain and after the initial battles Lower Britain experienced 100’s of years of peace which was never experienced since. The cons were significant. Number one that Rome did not do a through job in conquering all of the British Isles. read more

The Romans gave Britain nice roads, and introduced some aspects of civilisation such as baths and central heating (later forgotten), but slaughtered much of the native population. So really the call is yours - read a bit more and weigh up the pros and cons. read more

Britain was regarded with some mystical awe by the Romans, and at first Claudius' troops, 40,000 of them, refused to disembark from the invasion boats. Once they screwed up their courage, however, they made a good job of it, sweeping up from the landing place at Richborough in modern Kent in a three pronged attack. read more