Timeline of the Romans in Britain
55 B.C. - A.D. 450 Roman Britain
Also see Major Events in Ancient History
Year |
Main Events |
| 5 B.C. | Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain |
| 54 B.C. | Julius Caesar's Second invasion of Britain |
| 5 A.D. | Rome acknowledges Cymbeline king of Britain. |
| 43 A.D. | Under Emperor Claudius, Romans invade. Caratacus leads the resistance. |
| 51 A.D. | Caratacus is defeated, captured and taken to Rome. |
| 61 A.D. | Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni rebels against Britain, but is defeated. |
| 63 A.D. | Joseph of Arimathea's mission to Glastonbury. |
| 75-77 A.D. | Rome's conquest of Britain is complete. Julius Agricola is Britain's Imperial Governor. |
| 80 A.D. | Agricola invades Albion. |
| 122 A.D. | Construction of Hadrian's Wall on the northern frontier. |
| 133 A.D. | Julius Severus, Governor of Britain is sent to Palestine to fight rebels. |
| 184 A.D. | Lucius Artorius Castus, the commander of the conscript troops in Britain leads them to Gaul. |
| 197 A.D. | Clodius Albinus, Governor of Britain is killed by Severus in battle. |
| 208 A.D. | Severus repairs Hadrian's Wall. |
| 287 A.D. | Revolt by Carausius, commander of the Roman British fleet. He rules as emperor. |
| 293 A.D. | Carausius is killed by Allectus, a fellow rebel. |
| 306 A.D. | Constantine is proclaimed emperor at York. |
| 360's | Series of attacks on Britain from the North from Picts, Scots (Irish), and Attacotti. Roman generals intervene. |
| 369 A.D. | Roman general Theodosius drives out the Picts and Scots. |
| 383 A.D. | Magnus Maximus (a Spaniard) is made emperor in Britain by the Roman troops. He leads his troops to conquer Gaul, Spain, and Italy. |
| 388 A.D. | Maximus occupies Rome. Theodosius has Maximus beheaded. |
| 396 A.D. | Stilicho, a Roman general and the acting regent, transfers military authority from Rome to Britain. |
| 397 A.D. | Stilicho repels a Pictish, Irish and Saxon attack on Britain. |
| 402 A.D. | Stilicho recalls a British legion to help with fighting at home. |
| 405 A.D. | The British troops stay In Italy to fight another barbarian invasion of Italy. |
| 406 A.D. | Suevi, Alans, Vandals and Burgundians attack Gaul, and break contact between Rome and Britain. Remaining Roman army in Britain mutinies. |
| 407 A.D. | Constantine III named emperor by Roman troops in Britain. He withdraws the remaining Roman legion, the Second Augusta, to take it to Gaul. |
| 408 A.D. | Devastating attacks by the Picts, Scots and Saxons. |
| 409 A.D. | Britons expel Roman officials and fight for themselves. |
| 410 A.D. | Britain is independent. |
| c.438 A.D. | Ambrosius Aurelianus probably born. |
| c.440-50 A.D. | Civil war and famine in Britain; Pictish invasions. Many towns and cities are in ruins. |
