Why did the Roman villa leave Britain?

Follow the money! (Hint: it dried up.) The imperial Roman economy was lubricated and driven by a massive state sector: an enormous army that needed to be fed, clothed and armed; a large bureaucracy; and a significant part of the civilian population to provide for so that they didn't riot. read more

The Roman villas, the roads, the baths and the amphitheatres did not leave Britain. They tried of course, but the proto-EU customs barriers prevented such large objects being taken across the Channel. read more

To clarify, the ‘Romans’ didn’t leave Britain, but rather the central government in the form of senior leaders and the military left Britain to a form of self-government. With Rome fighting civil wars and then invasions from the Visigoths (including the siege of Rome itself), troops were removed from Britain and never really returned. read more