At the edge of the known world, surrounded by seas wild with monsters, lay an island filled with unknown peoples and mythical creatures. But the Romans crossed that ocean, and added most (never all) of this vast island to its Empire by sword, fire, and bloody conquest. The island of Britain, its various peoples and wondrous natural resources, remained part of the Roman Empire for centuries. But deadly peril lurked everywhere, in deep caves and ancient woods, in marble halls and thatched roof huts, in the legionary forts and along newly built roads. The men and women of the Province of Britannia, native Celt, Roman settler, and Romanized native alike faced these threats, and here are thirteen of their stories.