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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: it was cos the vikings drove em out how do u award xtra pionts!?Www@QuestionHome@Com They did not withdraw a thousand years ago Roman technology went into decline after the Romans began to leave Britain in the late 400AD, that must be 16 hundred yrs ago!. Romans was being attacked by the barbarians at home Lots of reasons why the decline!.!.!.!.one is they turned to Christianity and became soft!. another reason' The ruling family's lost their fertility and void of children, because of drinking wine from Lead containers, that reduced their sperm!. it was discovered only recently about the lead content in wine,Www@QuestionHome@Com They didn't! The last remaining troops were withdrawn from the British Isles about 1600 years ago: Constantine's troops declared him Western Roman Emperor in 407, and he took his armies to the continent to secure the claim and preclude any danger of an uprising by rivals to the title!. After this, repeated attacks from Visigoths and various other tribes meant that the Romans had to keep their troops closer to home in order to protect the last vestiges of their empire!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Noooo! The Romans never "withdrew" from Britain! It's all a lie, I tell you! No, what really happened is this!. Rome invaded Britain in the 1rst C AD!. They squished the local rebels, built Hadrian's Wall and settled down to enjoy life in sunny Britain (ha!)!. Britain was a rich colony - it was rich agriculturally but also minerally!. As you can imagine, the Britons paid their taxes and exported their goods to Rome, and in return, Rome gave them straight roads and nicely-functioning bathhouses with underfloor heating (and protected them against various barbarians)!. Unfortunately, Rome had control of most of Europe - that's a big area!. In the 3rd-4th C AD, Rome was in big trouble - civil war, barbarian invasions, the works!. They were feeling the pressure of being in charge of so much land and so many people!. Meanwhile, in Britain, you get a situation in the 4th C where they were paying their taxes blah blah blah - and not getting much in return!. There was a "barbarian conspiracy" between the Picts and the Scots in the 360s which very nearly plunged the UK into the Dark Ages headlong!. So the Britons were getting more and more disgruntled - they were sending money to Rome, and not getting much back for it!. And basically, that's what continued happening and worsening!. Rome never withdrew - it just quietly stopped being interested in the UK because it had more pressing problems nearer home!. So the Britons had to sort themselves out on their own!.Www@QuestionHome@Com As far as I can remember, there were dangers of invaders and Rome was not prepared to fund the defence of Britain!. They stopped paying the legions and they either went back to Rome or some of them who had formed attachments, stayed and made Britain their home!. The money issue could have been because of potential invaders of other Roman provinces and so there wsa not enough money to support the troops in Britain!. Can't remember which exactly!.Www@QuestionHome@Com They had to withdraw their troops to defend rome from the Goths and Visigoths , Germanic tribes migrating down from the north !. But all in vein the barbarian tribes won in the end and western Rome was conquered and no more , Western Rome hung on for a few more centuries until they to succumbed to conquest!.Www@QuestionHome@Com As the Roman empire declined, the Romans abandoned Londinium around 1000 AD!. The city layed almost desolate, until the population increased and London came into its own rightWww@QuestionHome@Com Err, I though the Romans withdrew over 1900 years ago! 1000 years ago, we were getting ready to be invaded by William the Conqueror!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The Barbarians were threatening Rome and social unrest at home meant the Legions were withdrawn to keep the pax ;] {UPDATE} Col W is correct of course Although they did encroach all parts of the British IslesWww@QuestionHome@Com i think it was because the romans were too far spread and rome was under threat, they decided to slowly withdraw from the furthur away areas!. Www@QuestionHome@Com was no such thing as the uk till about the 17th century another person who thinks the uk is england!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Britain was too far away, it was not financially worth while to remain there!. They wanted to concentrate more on areas closer to homeWww@QuestionHome@Com In 410 AD, the Visigoths attacked Rome!. So Roman soldiers were withdrawn from Britain to fight the Visigoth threat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com They heard on the grapevine a man called Brown might come into power!Www@QuestionHome@Com we all know that most romans are catholic and as such the only contraceptive they can use is the withdrawal method!Www@QuestionHome@Com Their commander died of boredomWww@QuestionHome@Com i think they were spread too thin!. they could not control the land!. i think they tried to build a wall across the u!.k!. didn't they!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Because no one can stand the Brits!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Wasn't it more like 1800 years ago!? could it have been that they got a bit fed up with carrying brollies most of the time!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Their Empire started to collapse and the army could not be paid, so they fell apartWww@QuestionHome@Com |