Saxon pirates raid Britain, which Constantine has…

April 410 CE

Saxon pirates raid Britain, which Constantine has left defenseless.

The Roman inhabitants of Britain and Armorica, obviously upset that Constantine can no longer effectively defend them, rebel and expel his officials.

Western Emperor Honorius sends his Rescript (diplomatic letters) to the Romano-British magistrates, where he explains that the cities in Britain must provide for their own defense against the Angles, Jutes, and Saxons.

This effectively ends Roman rule in Great Britain.

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London Middlesex United Kingdom View →

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Constantine III View → Honorius View →

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Armorica View → Gallia Lugdunensis (Roman province) View → Jutes View → Saxons View → Angles View → Britain, Roman View → Gaul, Diocese of View → Roman Empire: Theodosian dynasty (Constantinople) View → Gaul, Praetorian prefecture of View → Roman Empire, Western (Ravenna) View → Britain, Sub-Roman View →

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Middle Subatlantic Period View → Late Antiquity View → Migration Period View → Fall of the Western Roman Empire View → Vandal Raids on the Roman Empire View → Saxon Raids of 407-550 View → Visigothic Raids on the Roman Empire, Later View →

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Commerce View → Watercraft View → Environment View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Movements View → Piracy View →

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