Events from the 3rd century in Roman Britain.

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* 206 ** Governor

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repairs

Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall ( la, Vallum Aelium), also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or ''Vallum Hadriani'' in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. R ...

and appeals for help from the Emperor against the northern tribes. * 208 ** Emperor Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla take personal command of the army in Britain. * 209 ** Severus and Caracalla lead an expedition against the

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, and build forts at Cramond and the

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estuary. * 210 ** Caracalla leads an expedition against the rebellious Maeatae tribe. * 211 ** 4 February – Severus dies at York, while preparing another expedition against the northern rebels. ** Caracalla, now Emperor, abandons territory north of Hadrian's Wall, and returns to Rome. * c. 214 ** Britain divided into two provinces,

Britannia Superior 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 ...

and

Britannia Inferior Britannia Inferior (Latin for "Lower Britain") was a new province carved out of Roman Britain probably around AD 197 during the reforms of Septimius Severus although the division may have occurred later, between 211 and 220, under Caracall ...

, with administrative centres at London and York respectively. * c. 220 ** Saxons raid south-east coast; forts built at Reculver and

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( Brancaster). * 245 ** Many thousands of acres of modern-day Lincolnshire are inundated by a great flood. * 255 ** Work begins on a riverside wall in London.British History Timeline
BBC * 259 ** Rebel leader Latinus Postumus proclaims Britain as part of his " Empire of the Gauls". * 270 ** Construction of forts along the

Saxon Shore The Saxon Shore ( la, litus Saxonicum) was a military command of the late Roman Empire, consisting of a series of fortifications on both sides of the Channel. It was established in the late 3rd century and was led by the "Count of the Saxon Shor ...

begins in response to increased raiding. * 273 ** Stone walls built around

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. * 274 ** Postumus's Gallic Empire is reabsorbed into the Roman Empire under

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. * 277 ** Imperial edict lifts restrictions on British wine production. ** General Victorinus puts down revolt, and settles

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and Vandal prisoners in Britain. * Britannic Empire 286-296 **287 *** Mausaeus Carausius takes power in Britain and proclaims himself Emperor. ** 289 *** Carausius defeats Emperor

Maximian Maximian ( la, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310), nicknamed ''Herculius'', was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was ''Caesar'' from 285 to 286, then ''Augustus'' from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his ...

in a naval battle. ** 293 *** Finance minister

Allectus Allectus (died 296) was a Britannic Empire, Roman-Britannic Roman usurper, usurper-Roman emperors, emperor in Roman Britain, Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296. History Allectus was treasurer to Carausius, a Menapii, Menapian officer in the ...

murders Carausius and seizes power; employs Frankish mercenaries. ** 296 *** Julius Constantius defeats Britons near

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, killing Allectus; prevents retreating Franks from sacking London. * 297 ** Re-building of forts near Hadrian's Wall begins. ** Constantius returns to Gaul.

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