Data What happened
55 BC Roman fleet appears off British coast
54 BC Julius Caesar lands in Britain
AD 43 Claudius invades Britain with his general Aulus Plautus. Most of England is conquered in four years. The legionaries begin to build fortresses. Caratacus defeated in Wales and taken prisoner. Suetonius becomes Governor of Britain and attacks the Druids on Anglesey
AD 60 The lceni tribe, led by Boudicca, revolts, burns London, and is then defeated.
The Brigantes tribe is conquered. Wales is conquered and many legionary forts are built there. Agricola becomes Governor of Britain and marches into Scotland (Caledonia) defeating the Caledonians at the battle of Mons Graupius Roman towns built at Lincoln and Gloucerester.
AD 100 Scotland abandoned
AD 122 Emperor Hadrian visits Britain Hadrian’s wall is begun
AD 140 Romans advance into Scotland again and start to build the Antonine wall north of Hadrian’s wall
AD 150 Rebellions in northern Britain defeated Antonine wall abandoned Hadrian’s wall overrun by Scottich tribes and many forts destroyed
AD 200 Hadrian’s wall rebuilt. Romans attack Scotland again and Scottish tibes surrender. Britain divided into two provinces
AD 250 Saxon pirates raid the south coast and other tribes attack from the north Britain divided into four provinces
AD 300 Emperor Constantius attacks Scotland
AD 313 Christianity accepted throught the Roman Empire
AD 350 Irish, Scots and Saxons raid Britain Legions on Hadrian’s wall defeated. Count Theodosius clears invaders from Britain and rebuilds Hadrian’s wall Hadrian’s wall overrun and rebuilt
AD 400 Romans troops begin to leave Britain
AD 410 British towns told to protect themselves from new invaders
Roman Britain
| Before the Romans arrived,the people who lived in Britain were known as the Celts. When the Romans invaded, some groups of Celts made peace with the Romans, but other groups chose to put up a fight and attacked Roman towns and forts, long after the invasion. The Romans decided that they did not want to occupy Scotland and built Hadrian’s Wall across North England to separate their empire from the Celts who lived there. I |
