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Events relating to roman britain
Julius Caesar makes the first of his two invasions of Celtic Britain
Julius Caesar returns to Britain for a second visit, this time reaching north of the Thames into the kingdom of Cassivellaunus
The death of Cymbeline is a prelude to the renewed Roman invasion of Celtic Britain
The Romans invade Britain and the tribal leader Caractacus fails to hold them in an encounter near the Medway
The emperor Claudius catches up with the Roman army, waiting at the Thames for him to lead the final victory over the English tribes
The Roman emperor Claudius reaches Colchester, where a temple is erected to him as a god
Roman legions build the Fosse Way, a raised road with a ditch on each side stretching from Lincoln to Devon
Boudicca launches a devastating attack on Roman soldiers and settlers, destroying their headquarters at Colchester
Agricola, appointed Roman governor of Britain in AD 77, establishes Chester as a stronghold from which to control the Welsh tribes
Agricola defeats the tribes of Scotland at an unidentified place called Mons Graupius, probably almost as far north as Aberdeen
The Celtic chieftains of Britain adapt willingly to Roman customs and comforts
The first accounts of Scotland, written by the Romans, name the Caledonii as the most important tribe of the region
The emperor Hadrian, visiting Britain, orders the construction of a great wall from coast to coast to keep out the Caledonian tribes
The emperor Antoninus Pius gives orders for the construction of a defensive earthwork, to the north of Hadrian's Wall
London develops as a prosperous trading centre, at the hub of the network of Roman roads in Britain
Constantine's father, recently appoinnted Augustus in the west, dies at York and the young man is proclaimed Augustus in his place by the legions in Britain
Roman legions begin to be withdrawn from Britain, leaving the Celtic population increasingly vulnerable