Roman and Greek Authors. Narrative of Gildas. 383 Maximus revolts. Revolt of Maximus, who withdraws the army with the youth from Britain. 387 Withdraws Roman army from Britain. 396 A legion sent by Stilicho, who First devastation of Picts and drive back Picts and Scots, Scots. Britons apply for and garrison wall. assistance. A legion sent, who build northern wall. 402 Legion withdrawn. Legion withdrawn. Second devastation of Picts and Scots. Britons again apply for assistance. 406 A Roman army in Britain — Roman troops sent, who fortify stationed ‘per lineam valli.’ southern wall. 407 Constantine withdraws Roman Roman troops withdrawn, ‘never army. to return.’ Picts seize up to wall. Break through wall and ravage. 409 Gerontius invites Barbarians. Provincials take courage and Honorius frees province. repel them. Provincials raise and repel Vortigern invites Saxons. invaders. CHAPTER III. BRITAIN AFTER THE ROMANS. [Sidenote: Obscurity of history of Britain after the departure of Romans.] The termination of the Roman dominion in Britain produced a great and marked change in its political position and destinies. It ceased to form a part of the great European Empire, and for the time lost the link which connected it with the civilisation of the west. It no longer took part in the common life of the western nations; and, isolated from all that created for them a common interest, or unconsciously combined them in a common struggle, out of which the elements of a new historical world were to emerge, it seemed to relapse into that state of barbarism from which the influence of the Roman dominion had for the time extricated it. The British Isles seemed as it were to retire again into the recesses of that western ocean from which they had emerged in the reign of the Emperor Claudius; and a darkness, which grew more profound as their isolated existence continued, settled down upon them and shrouded their inhabitants from the eye of Europe till the spread of that great and paramount influence which succeeded to the dominion of the Roman Empire, and inherited its concentrating energy—the Christian Church—took Britain within its grasp, and the works of its monastic and clerical writers once more brought its fortunes within the sphere of history. [Sidenote: Settlement of barbaric tribes in Britain.]