The Roman Evacuation of Britain

Professor Bury has recently put forward a new theory as to the date at which the Roman occupation of Britain came to an end. Hitherto this event has commonly been assigned to the years 407-410. When in 407 Constantine III took a great part of the British army to Gaul, he left behind ‘a civil adminis...

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Published in:The Journal of Roman studies 1922-11, Vol.12, p.74-98
Main Author: Collingwood, R. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeological paradigms
Archaeology
Boroughs
Civilization
Coinage
Emperors
Optimism
Silver
Towns
Writers
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Summary:Professor Bury has recently put forward a new theory as to the date at which the Roman occupation of Britain came to an end. Hitherto this event has commonly been assigned to the years 407-410. When in 407 Constantine III took a great part of the British army to Gaul, he left behind ‘a civil administration and a garrison, which subsisted till 410, when the indignation of the provincials that their nominee’ (Constantine) ‘had failed both to conquer the whole West and to bring better times to Britain caused them to abandon his cause and establish a provisional government of their own.’ This government was nominally loyal to Honorius, who had authorised the Britons to rebel against Constantine's representatives; but neither Honorius nor any later emperor actually re-established his control over the British provinces.
ISSN:0075-4358
1753-528X
DOI:10.2307/296173