The Great Conspiracy is a term given to a yearlong war that occurred in Roman Britain near the end of the Roman occupation of the island. The historian Ammianus described it as a barbarica conspiratio that capitalised on a depleted military force in the province brought about by Magnentius' losses of the Battle of Mursa. Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to the historical period when Britain was under Roman rule, usually considered AD 44 to 410. ... Ammianus Marcellinus, thought by some to be the last Roman historian of worth, was born about A.D. 325‑330 likely at Antioch (the likelihood hingeing on whether he was the recipient of a surviving letter to a Marcellinus from a fellow citizen of Antioch). ... Magnentius (ruled AD January 18, 350–August 11, 353), was a Roman usurper. ...

In the winter of 367, the Roman garrison on Hadrian's Wall rebelled, and allowed Picts from Caledonia to enter Britannia. Simultaneously, Scotti and Attacotti from Hibernia, and Saxons from Germania, landed in (coordinated and pre-arranged) waves on the island's mid-western and south-eastern borders, respectively. Franks and Saxons also landed in northern Gaul. Events First Listing of the New Testament by St Athanasius of Alexandria. ... Hadrians Wall (in Latin: Valens Hadriani) was a stone and turf fortification, built by the Romans across the width of Great Britain to prevent military raids by the Pictish tribes of Scotland to the north, to improve economic stability and provide peaceful conditions in the south, to define the... The Picts inhabited Caledonia (Scotland), north of the River Forth. ... Caledonia is the Latin name of a region corresponding approximately to modern Scotland. ... Scotti was the generic name given by the Romans to Gaelic raiders from Ireland. ... The name Attacotti (also Atecotti, A(t)ticotti, Ategutti) appears in several late Roman texts. ... Hibernia has several different meanings, for further information see the Hibernia (disambiguation) page. ... This article is about the Saxons, a Germanic people. ... Germanía or jerigonza is the term used in Spanish to refer to the argot used by criminals or in jails. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...

These groups managed to overwhelm nearly all of the loyal Roman outposts and settlements; the entire western and northern areas of Britannia were overwhelmed, the cities sacked and the civilian Romano-British murdered, raped, or enslaved. Nectaridus, the Count of the Saxon Shore was killed and the Dux Britanniarum, Fullofaudes was either besieged or captured, their remaining army units staying garrisoned inside southeastern cities. The areani or local sailors whom the Romans paid to provide intelligence on barbarian movements seem to have betrayed their paymasters for bribes making the attacks completely unexpected. Deserting soldiers and escaped slaves roamed the countryside, turning to robbery to support themselves. Although the chaos was widespread and initially concerted, the aims of the rebels were simply personal enrichment and they worked as small bands rather than larger armies. The term Romano-British describes the Romanised culture of Britain under the rule of the Roman Empire, when Roman and Christian culture had extensively entered into the life of the native Brythonic, Pictish and perhaps Gaelic -speaking peoples of Britain. ...

Emperor Valentinian was campaigning against the Alamanni at the time and unable to respond personally and a series of commanders to act in his stead were chosen but swiftly recalled. The first was Severus, the emperor's comes domesticorum, soon replaced by Jovinus, the magister equitum, rumours of disasters dogged them however and it took almost 15 months before a suitable replacement was sent. Medallion of Valentinian I (364-375) Thessalonika, 364-367 Valentinian I (321 - November 17, 375) was a Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire (364 - 375). ... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, are a Germanic tribe, first mentioned by Dio Cassius, under the year 213. ... Emperor Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus, (April 11, 146 - February 4, 211) was Roman emperor from April 9, 193 to 211. ... Jovinus was a Gallo-senator and claimed to be Roman Emperor (411 - 413). ... The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ...

In spring 368, a relief force commanded by Count Theodosius arrived in Britannia from Gaul. He brought with him four regiments, Batavii, Heruli, Jovii and Victores as well as his son, the future Theodosius I. He marched from Richborough to Londinium and began to deal with the barbarians. An amnesty was promised to deserters which enabled Theodosius to regarrison abandoned forts. A new Dux Britannarium was appointed, Dulcitus, with Civilis granted vicarius status to head a new civilian administration. Events Earthquake in Nicaea Births Deaths Categories: 368 ... Count Theodosius, also known as Flavius Theodosius, a senior military officer serving in the western part of the Roman Empire. ... Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... The Batavii (or Batavi, Batavians) were a Germanic, or possibly Celtic tribe reported by Julius Caesar and Tacitus to have lived around the Rhine delta, in the area which is currently the Netherlands. ... The Heruli (spelled variously in Latin and Greek) were a nomadic Germanic people, who were subjugated by the Ostrogoths and Huns in the 3rd to 5th centuries. ... Flavius Theodosius (Cauca [Coca-Segovia], Spain, January 11, 347 - Milan, January 17, 395), also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor. ... Londinium is the ancient Roman name for London - the meaning is discussed in History of London. ... For the human rights organization, see Amnesty International. ... Under the Roman Empire, a vicarius was the deputy prefect of a diocese or group of provinces. ...

By the end of the year, the barbarians had been driven back to their homelands; the mutineers had been executed; Hadrian's Wall was retaken; and order was returned to the province. Considerable reorganisation was undertaken in Britain, including the creation of a new province named Valentia, probably to better address the state of the far north. Claudian suggests that naval activity took place in north Britain and it is possible that Theodosius mounted punitive expeditions against the barbarians and extracted terms from them; Certainly, the Notitia Dignitatum later records four regiments of Attacotti serving Rome on the continent. The areani were removed from duty and the frontiers refortified with co-operation from border tribes such as the Votadini, marking the career of men such as Paternus. Valentia was the name of a consular northern province of Roman Britain. ... Claudius Claudianus was the court poet to the Emperor Honorius and Stilicho. ... The Notitia Dignitatum is a list of dignitaries and their areas of responsibility, in the Late Roman Empire, at about 400 AD. It is usually considered to be up to date for the West at about 420, and for the East at around 400. ... The Votadini were people in the eastern half of the ancient British kingdom of the North which included the modern South of Scotland and North of England. ... Cunedda ap Edern (AD 386-460; reigned from the 440s or 450s) (Latin: Cunetacius; English: Kenneth), also known as as Cunedda Wledig (the Imperator), was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the royal dynasty of Gwynedd. ...

Theodosius returned to Rome a hero, and was made senior military advisor to the Emperor Valentinian. A decade later, his son became emperor. Medallion of Valentinian I (364-375) Thessalonika, 364-367 Valentinian I (321 - November 17, 375) was a Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire (364 - 375). ... Flavius Theodosius (Cauca [Coca-Segovia], Spain, January 11, 347 - Milan, January 17, 395), also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor. ...

Fictional accounts of the Great Conspiracy were featured in Wallace Breem's historical novel Eagle in the Snow and Stephen R. Lawhead's fantasy novel Taliesin. Wallace Breem (1926–1990) was a British librarian and author, the Librarian and Keeper of Manuscripts of the Inner Temple Law Library at his death, but perhaps more widely known for his historical novels, including the classic Eagle in the Snow (1970). ... Eagle in the Snow is considered one of the definitive works of historical fiction in the English language. ... Stephen R. Lawhead (born July 2, 1950) is an American writer known for novels, both fantasy and science fiction and more recently his works of historical fiction. ... The Pendragon Cycle is a series of fantasy or semi-historical books based on the Arthurian legend, written by Stephen R. Lawhead. ...