Roman Britain

Roman Britain was a colony in British Isles (Europe) that lasted from 43 to 410 CE, about 367 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Claudius invaded in 43, and Rome held England and Wales for nearly four centuries, building Hadrian's Wall in the 120s. The legions left, and in 410 Honorius told the cities to defend themselves.

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Facts

Dates

43 to 410 CE

Duration

367 years

Type

Colony

Region

British Isles, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Camulodunum, later Londinium

Came from

• Iron Age Britons c. 800 BCE to 43 CE

Became

• Sub-Roman Britain c. 410 to 600 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 313 Edict of Milan
• 330 Constantinople dedicated
• 410 Visigoths sack Rome

Neighbours in Europe

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Dacian Kingdom c. 82 BCE to 106 CE
• Western Roman Empire 395 to 476 CE
• San Marino c. 301 CE to the present
• Bosporan Kingdom c. 480 BCE to 370 CE
• Roman Macedonia and Achaea 146 BCE to 395 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia

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