Upper Britain
Britannia Superior (Latin for "Upper Britain") was a province of Roman Britain created after the civil war between Septimius Severus and Claudius Albinus. Although Herodian credits Severus with dividing Roman Britain into the Northern territory of Britannia Inferior and the Southern territory of Britannia Superior,Herodian. ''History of the Empire, Volume I: Books 1-4.'' Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 454. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969. Pg. 305. https://www-loebclassics-com.uwinnipeg.idm.oclc.org/view/herodian-history_empire/1969/pb_LCL454.3.xml modern scholarship argues that it is more likely that Caracella was the person who made the split sometime in the early 3rd century CE.Graham, A. J. “The Division of Britain.” ''The Journal of Roman Studies'' 56 (1966): pg. 92. https://uwinnipeg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/4928529095 The previous British capital Londinium remained the centre of Britannia Superior while Eboracum, or modern York was the c ...
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Britannia Superior And Britannia Inferior (Map Of The Gallic Empire, 260 AD) Cropped
Britannia () is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used in classical antiquity, the Latin ''Britannia'' was the name variously applied to the British Isles, Great Britain, and the Roman province of Britain during the Roman Empire. Typically depicted reclining or seated with spear and shield since appearing thus on Roman coins of the 2nd century AD, the classical national allegory was revived in the early modern period. On coins of the pound sterling issued by Charles II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Britannia appears with her shield bearing the Union Flag. To symbolise the Royal Navy's victories, Britannia's spear became the characteristic trident in 1797, and a helmet was added to the coinage in 1825. By the 1st century BC, Britannia replaced Albion as the prevalent Latin name for the island of Great Britain. After the Roman conquest in 43 AD, ''Britannia'' also came to refer to the Roman ...
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