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In 383, the Roman general then assigned to Britain, Magnus Maximus, launched his successful bid for imperial power, [1] crossing to Gaul with his troops. He killed the Western Roman Emperor Gratian and ruled Gaul and Britain as Caesar (i.e., as a "sub-emperor" under Theodosius I). 383 is the last date for any evidence of a Roman presence in the north and west of Britain, [2] perhaps excepting ...
The Roman Invasion of Britain is a British documentary television series hosted by Bettany Hughes. It was first aired in 2009 on the History Channel in the United Kingdom . [ 1 ] The three-part series explores the history of Roman Britain by tracing the interaction of Roman conquerors with the native population of Britannia .
Britain after the Roman withdrawal Sign of the Pagan: 1954: 406–453: Rome – the Huns conquests and the downfall of the Roman Empire Attila: 1954: 406–453: Rome – the Hunnic leader up to his retreat from the Po river: Attila: 2001: 406–453: Rome – the life and death of the famous Hunnic leader Revenge of the Barbarians: 1960: 410 ...
The Eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in Roman Britain directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland.Adapted by Jeremy Brock from Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel The Eagle of the Ninth (1954), the film tells the story of a young Roman officer attempting to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father's legion in ...
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain. The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. [1] [2] Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 and 54 BC as part of his Gallic Wars. [3]
Centurion is a 2010 British historical action film written and directed by Neil Marshall, [2] loosely based on the disappearance of the Roman Empire's Ninth Legion in Caledonia in the early second century AD.
Londinium, also known as Roman London, was the capital of Roman Britain during most of the period of Roman rule. Most twenty-first century historians think that it was originally a settlement established shortly after the Claudian invasion of Britain, on the current site of the City of London around 47–50 AD, [4] [5] [3] but some defend an older view that the city originated in a defensive ...
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