Editing Somerset (section)

===Roman invasion===
On the authority of the future emperor [[Vespasian]], as part of the ongoing expansion of the Roman presence in Britain, the [[Legio II Augusta|Second Legion Augusta]] invaded Somerset from the south-east in 47&nbsp;CE. The county remained part of the [[Roman Empire]] until around 409&nbsp;CE, when the Roman occupation of Britain came to an end.<ref name="rajan">{{cite news |first=Amal |last=Rajan |date=24 August 2007 |title=Around a county in 40&nbsp;facts: A (very) brief history of Somerset |newspaper=[[The Independent]] on Sunday |location=London, UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/around-a-county-in-40-facts-a-very-brief-history-of-somerset-462828.html |access-date=21 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214141911/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/around-a-county-in-40-facts-a-very-brief-history-of-somerset-462828.html |archive-date=14 February 2009 }}</ref>
A variety of Roman remains have been found, including [[Pagans Hill Roman temple]] in [[Chew Stoke]],<ref name="hucker">{{cite book |last=Hucker |first=Ernest |year=1997 |title=Chew Stoke Recalled in Old Photographs |publisher=Ernest Hucker}}</ref> [[Low Ham Roman Villa]] and the [[Roman Baths (Bath)|Roman Baths]] that gave their name to the city of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]].<ref>{{cite AV media |first=Neil |last=Guiden |year=2006 |title=Roman Baths Treatment Centre |website=Images of England |medium=photograph |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=442194 |access-date=15 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615202319/http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=442194 |archive-date=15 June 2009 }}</ref>