Early Britain—Roman Britain

Name: Early Britain—Roman Britain
Author: Conybeare, John William Edward

Conybeare, John William Edward

Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.

350 (?)   Pytheas discovers Britain [I.D. 1]
100 (?)   Divitiacus Overlord of Britain (?)
            [II. B. 4]
          Gauls settle on Thames and Humber
            (?) [I.F. 4]
          Posidonius visits Britain [I.D. 3]
          Birth of Julius Caesar [II. A. 6]
 58       Caesar conquers Gaul [II. A. 9]
 56       Sea-fight with Veneti and Britons
            [II. B. 3]
 55       First invasion of Britain [II.
            C., D.]
          Cassivellaunus Overlord of Britain
            (?) [II. F. 3]
          Mandubratius, exiled Prince of
            Trinobantes, appeals to Caesar (?)
            [II. E. 10]
 54       Second Invasion of Britain [II.
            E., F., G.]
 52       Revolt of Gaul. Commius, Prince
            of Arras, flies to Britain and
            reigns in South-east [III. A. 1]
 44       Caesar slain [II. G. 9]
 32       Battle of Actium [III. A. 6]             Augustus.
          About this time the sons of Commius
            reign in Kent, etc., Addeomarus
            over Iceni, and Tasciovan
            at Verulam [III. A. 1]
A.D.      About this time the Commian
            princes are overthrown [III.
            A. 2]
          Cymbeline, son of Tasciovan, becomes
            Overlord of Britain [III.
            A. 4]. Commians appeal to
            Augustus [III. A. 5]
 14       Death of Augustus                        Tiberius.
 29       Consulship of the Gemini. The
          Crucifixion (?)
 37       Death of Tiberius                        Caligula.
 40 (?)   Cymbeline banishes Adminius,
            who appeals to Rome [III. A. 5]
          Caligula threatens invasion [III.
            A. 6]
 41       Caligula poisoned [III. A. 9]            Claudius.
          Death of Cymbeline (?). His son
            Caradoc succeeds
 43       Antedrigus and Vericus contend
            for Icenian throne: Vericus appeals
            to Rome [III. A. 9]
 44       Claudius subdues Britain [III. B.]
          Cogidubnus, King in South-east,
            made Roman Legate [III. C. 8]
 45       Triumph of Claudius [III. C.
            1, 2]
 47       Ovation of Aulus Plautius, conqueror
            of Britain. [III. C. 2]
 48       Vespasian and Titus crush British
            guerrillas [III. C. 3]
 50       Britain made "Imperial" Province.
            Ostorius Pro-praetor
            [III. C. 9]
          Icenian revolt crushed [III. D.
            1-6].
          Camelodune a colony [III. D. 8]
 51       Silurian revolt under Caradoc
            [III. D. 7, 8]
 52       Caradoc captive [III. D. 9]
 53       Uriconium and Caerleon founded
            [III. D. 12]
 54       Death of Ostorius [III. D. 11]
 55       Didius Gallus Pro-praetor. Last
            Silurian effort [III. D. 13]
          Death of Claudius [III. D. 13]           Nero.
 56 (?)   Aulus Plautius marries Pomponia
            Graecina [V.E. 10]
 61       Suetonius Paulinus Pro-praetor
            [III. E. 7]

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Early Britain—Roman Britain

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