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  2. Roman invasion of Caledonia (208–211) - Wikipedia

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    The cause of Severus' invasion of Caledonia (modern day Scotland) was a massive increase in raids and attacks on Roman Britain.This was possible because in 195 Clodius Albinus, the Roman Governor of Britain, had led most of the British legions into Gaul during his revolt against Severus.

  3. Septimius Severus - Wikipedia

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    In 208 Severus travelled to Britain with the intention of conquering Caledonia. Modern archaeological discoveries illuminate the scope and direction of his northern campaign. [75] Severus probably arrived in Britain with an army of over 40,000, considering some of the camps constructed during his campaign could house this number. [76]

  4. Caledonians - Wikipedia

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    According to German linguist Stefan Zimmer, Caledonia is derived from the tribal name Caledones (a Latinization of a Brittonic nominative plural n-stem Calēdones or Calīdones, from earlier *Kalē=Black River=don/Danue Goddess[i]oi), which he etymologises as perhaps 'possessing hard feet' ("alluding to standfastness or endurance"), from the Proto-Celtic roots *kal-'hard' and *pēd-'foot', [3 ...

  5. Scotland during the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    By 210, Severus' campaigning had made significant gains, but his campaign was cut short when he fell fatally ill, dying at Eboracum in 211. Although his son Caracalla continued campaigning the following year, he soon settled for peace. The Romans never campaigned deep into Caledonia again: they soon withdrew south permanently to Hadrian's Wall.

  6. Timeline of Roman history - Wikipedia

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    Roman invasion of Caledonia 208–210: Septimius Severus invaded modern Scotland. 209: Septimius Severus named his youngest natural son Publius Septimius Geta co-ruler with himself and Caracalla. 211: 4 February: Septimius Severus died. Roman invasion of Caledonia 208–210: Caracalla ended the campaign. 26 December

  7. Caracalla - Wikipedia

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    On 4 February 211, Septimius Severus died at Eboracum (present-day York, England) while on campaign in Caledonia, to the north of Roman Britain. [22] This left his two sons and co-augusti, Caracalla and his brother, Geta, as joint inheritors of their father's throne and empire.

  8. Every Severus Snape flashback has been spliced together and ...

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    Severus Snape was one of the most beloved fictional characters in book and movie history. Done. In the beginning of both the books and subsequently the movies, you probably thought of him as a ...

  9. Severan dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Libyan emperor Septimius Severus, the founder of the Severan dynasty. Lucius Septimius Severus was born in Leptis Magna, then in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis and now in Libya, into a Libyan-punic family of equestrian rank. [4] He rose through military service to consular rank under the later emperors of the Antonine dynasty.