Wales in the Roman era
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The Roman era in the area of modern Wales began in 48 AD, with a military invasion by the imperial governor of Roman Britain. Most of the native tribes were under Roman subjugation by 90 AD. Roman rul
Roman Wales, c. 48 — c. 395: Military Forts, Fortlets, and Roads
Aerial view of the amphitheatre at Caerleon.
Roman Walls at Caerwent (Venta Silurum), erected c. 350.
Remains of the Pillar of Eliseg near the town of Llangollen, Wales, erected c. 855. It lists Magnus Maximus as an ancestor of a medieval Welsh king.
End of Roman rule in Britain
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Roman rule in Britain ended as Roman military forces withdrew to defend or seize the Western Roman Empire's continental core, leaving behind an autonomous post-Roman Britain. In 383, the usurper Magnu
Wales in the Roman era
…subjugation by 90 AD (however, a mosaic of the Empire in the Roman Forum still did not include the lands of the Ordovices). Roman rule endured until it was abandoned around 383 AD. The Roman Empire held a military occupation in most of Wales, except for the southern coastal region of South Wales, east of the Gower…
End of Roman rule, 383-410
Gold coin of Constantine III
Romano-British or Anglo-Saxon belt fittings in the Quoit Brooch Style from the Mucking Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Essex, early 5th century, using a mainly Roman style for very early Anglo-Saxon clients