Julius Caesar landed in Britain in both 55 and 54 BC but withdrew his army back to Gaul due to insurrection there.

The Romans truly invaded Britain in 43AD, they documented their progress and therefore started “History”.

 

There was resistance from many British tribes, including the local Silures. The name Silures may be of Latin origin, meaning ‘the people of the Rocks', if this is true, there does not seem to any record of what these people actually called themselves.

 

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Roman Road - RR60c Cardiff - Neath ST31819876506 to SS7481897770 
PRN(s) 01016.14w, 02738w Mapped  GGAT​

Route recorded by both the RCAHMW and Margary along the line of the modern A48. It is assumed to form part of that stretch of the Antonine Itinerary Iter XII between Caerleon and Neath, since there is a Roman fort at Cardiff which must have been connected to the road network.  Other than the line, and the fact that it was adopted as a boundary by several parishes, there is little evidence for its existence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Most authorities agree that the Roman Road is probably under Water Street in Porrt Talbot and went west through Baglan to Neath.
​However, the recorded Roman Milestone allegedly found on the corner of Old Road and Albion Road in Baglan is probably not the case.
There seems to be no evidence of either roman structures or artifacts found in Baglan.

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 As the Romans moved west, the Silures fought hard to resist but by around 74/3 AD the Second Augustan Legion had not only reached as far as  Loughor but had established a fort there.