Roman Britain Timeline

55 B.C. - A.D. 450 Roman Britain

Also see Major Events in Ancient History

• 55 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. - Boudica, Queen of the Iceni rebels agaisnt 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 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.

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