JULIUS CAESAR (Dictator 43 BC) raided southern Britain in 55 BC and again in 54 BC.

MARK ANTHONY issued as series of denarii featuring different legions, including ones which later served in Britain – II Augusta, VI Victrix, IX Hispana, XIV Gemina, XX Valeria.

CLAUDIUS (Emperor 41 – 54 AD) initiated the conquest of Britain in 43 AD and himself came to Britain to receive the ‘surrender’ of the Britons, taking the title de Britannia.

VESPASIAN (Emperor 69 – 79 AD) commanded the Second Legion in the Claudian invasion and, as Emperor, initiated the conquest of northern Britain.

TRAJAN (Emperor 98 – 117) abandoned the attempt to conquer the whole of Britain and ordered the building of legionary forts at Chester, York and Caerleon.

HADRIAN (Emperor 117 – 138) visited Britain and built a Wall.

ANTONINUS PIUS (Emperor 138 – 161) ordered the re-occupation of southern Scotland and the building of the wall that bears his name.

PERTINAX (Emperor 193) had been Governor of Britain in 187 AD.

CLODIUS ALBINUS (Emperor 195 – 197) proclaimed Emperor while Governor of Britain and withdrew troops from Britain in his bid for power, leaving the country open to invasion.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS (Emperor 193 – 211) campaigned in Britain, rebuilt Hadrian’s Wall and divided Britain into two provinces before dying at York.

CARACALLA (Emperor 198 – 217) and GETA (209 – 212) campaigned in Britain with their father Septimius Severus in 208-10.

CARAUSIUS (Usurper 289 – 293) was commander of the Channel Fleet and occupied Britain and Gaul in his bid for power. He built the ‘Forts of the Saxon Shore’ in S.E. Britain.

ALECTUS (Usurper 293 – 296) murdered Carausius and ruled in Britain and Gaul.

CONSTANTIUS I (Caesar 293 – 295 and Emperor 305 – 306) invaded Britain and defeated Alectus in 296. Campaigned in Britain in 306 to restore order in the north and died at York.

CONSTANTINE I the Great (Emperor 307 – 337) was proclaimed Emperor at York following his father’s death.

CONSTANS (Emperor 337 – 350) visited Britain in the winter of 342.

MAGNUS MAXIMUS (Usurper 383 – 388) was Governor of Britain. He removed troops from Britain in his bid for power, leaving the island undefended.

CONSTANTINE III (Usurper 407 – 411) was proclaimed ‘Emperor’ in Britain – though only a common soldier, his name was right!

HONORIUS (Emperor 393 – 423) reputedly removed most of the British garrison in 407 AD to defend Rome from barbarian attack; three years later, in 410 AD, he wrote to the British cities telling them to arrange their own defence – Britain had ceased to be a Province of the Roman Empire.

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