AD43 Romans Invaded Britain - Commander Aulus Plautius Landed in Kent and
advanced to Colchester with 24000 Soldiers
AD44 Bath colonised
AD46 Roman Army enters Staffordshire
AD50 London Bridge erected
AD57 - AD66 Wroxeter Fort home for XIV Legion
AD60 Queen Boudicca (ICENI tribe of East Anglia) led revolt - London destroyed
AD60 Govenor Suetonius Paulinus - fighting Druids in Wales returns and
evacuates London due to superior ICENI force
AD60 Lincoln Fortress built by IX Legion - abandoned about AD100
AD60 Alchester Fort abandoned
AD66 - AD90 Wroxeter Fort home for XX Legion - depot
AD70 - AD80 Chester Fort built by II Legion
AD77 - AD394 Segontium Fort built Caernarfon Wales
AD78 - AD330 Lancaster Fort
AD79 Emporer Vespasian decides to conquer Scotland
AD80 Roman Legions get to Tyne - Solway commanded by Julius Agricola
AD80 Derby first Fort abandoned when second Fort built
AD80 Great Casterton Fort(TF0009) abandoned
AD80 Whitchurch Fort (SJ5441) abandoned
AD80 Binchester (VINOVIA) Fort built
AD81 Scots battle at Mons Graupius
AD82 Roman Legion gets to Dumfries and Galway
AD90 - AD410 Chester Fort occupied by XX Legion
AD London rebuilt by procurator Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus
- Townhall(Basilica) - Govenor's Palace - Fort -Forum(Market-Gracechurch Street)
AD100 London - Provincial Council setup (Member Anencletus)
AD117 Hadrian becomes Emporer - Villa at Tivoli Italy
AD122 London Fort built at Walbrook
AD122 Emporer Hadrian visits London
AD125 Arbeia Fort Wallsend built
AD138 New Emporer Antonius Pius
AD139 - AD142 Antonine wall built(37 Miles) - Boness to Old Kilpatrick
Built by II/VI/XX Legions
AD140 Brigantes revolt - suppressed by Lollius Urbicus (Governor AD139)
AD142 Antoninus - now imperator
AD142 Bearsden Fort (Glasgow) occupied until AD165 - Built by XX Legion
AD154 Trouble with Brigantins - Antonine Garrison withdrawn South
AD158 Antonine Wall re-occupied
AD158 Brough-on-Noe Fort rebuilt with Stone Wall
AD160 Arbeia Fort South Shields built
AD164 Antoninus died - Antonine Wall abandoned
AD197 Invasion from the North
AD200 Arbeia fort becomes a supply base - barracks replaced by granaries
AD200 York capital for Britannia Inferior - London for Britannia Superior
AD200 app London Wall built - population about 45000
AD200 London - capital of Maxima Caesariensis(4 Provinces)
AD208 Emporer Septimus Severus repaired the Antonine Wall
AD230 Arbeia fort given new headquarters block
AD250 London - Govenor Marcus Martiannius Pulcher rebuilt Temple of Isis
AD288 London Mint built by Emporer Carausius - murdered by Allectus
AD300 Arbeia fort burnt
AD300 app General Constantius Chlous saved London (by sea)
AD300 app Emporer Diocletian
AD330 Lancaster new fort built
AD350 London catapult towers added to defences
AD368 Invasion by Picts and Irish - Emporer Julian sent General Theodosius
AD370 ? City of London renamed Augusta
AD383 Brit Magnus Maximus claimed imperial throne
AD388 Maximus dead after Continental campaigns
AD410 Silchester abandoned
AD410 ? Romans left - Emporer Honorius renounced responsibilty for Britain
About 30 Legions disbanded by Augustus
Main fighting force of Legion = 10 Cohorts each composed of
6 Centuries (commanded bu a Centurion) of 80 men (total 480 men)
also small Cavalry contingent
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