Chapter II: The Roman Province in Scotland

Ptolemy’s description of North Britain 62
The coast 65
The Ebudæ 68
The tribes and their towns 70
A.D. 139. First Roman wall between the Forth and Clyde. 76
Establishment of the Roman province in Scotland
A.D. 162. Attempt on the province by the natives 79
A.D. 182. Formidable irruption of tribes north of wall 79
repelled by Marcellus Ulpius
A.D. 201. Revolt of Caledonii and Mæatæ 80
A.D. 204. Division of Roman Britain into two Provinces 81
A.D. 208. Campaign of the Emperor Severus in Britain. 82
Situation of the hostile tribes
Roman roads in Scotland 86
Severus’s wall 89
A.D. 287. Revolt of Carausius; Britain for ten years 91
independent
A.D. 289. Carausius admitted Emperor 92
A.D. 294. Carausius slain by Allectus 93
A.D. 296. Constantius Chlorus recovers Britain 93
A.D. 306. War of Constantius Chlorus against Caledonians and 94
other Picts
Division of Roman Britain into four provinces 96
A.D. 360. Province invaded by Picts and Scots 97
A.D. 364. Ravaged by Picts, Scots, Saxons, and Attacotts 98
A.D. 369. Province restored by Theodosius 100
A.D. 383. Revolt by Maximus 104
A.D. 387. Withdrawal of Roman troops from Britain; first 105
devastation of province by Picts and Scots
A.D. 396. Repelled by Stilicho, who sends a legion to guard 105
the northern wall
A.D. 402. Roman legion withdrawn; second devastation of 106
province
A.D. 406. Again repelled by Stilicho, and army restored 107
A.D. 407. Constantine proclaimed Emperor. Withdraws the army 108
from Britain; third devastation by Picts and Scots
A.D. 409. Gerontius invites Barbarians to invade empire. 111
Termination of Roman Empire in Britain

CHAPTER III.

BRITAIN AFTER THE ROMANS.

Obscurity of history of Britain after the departure of the 114
Romans
Settlement of barbaric tribes in Britain 114
Ignorance of Britain by writers of the sixth century 115
Position of Britain at this time as viewed from Rome 117
The four races in Britain 119
The Britons 120
The Picts 123
The Scots 137
The Saxons 144
War with Octa and Ebissa’s colony 152
Kingdom of Bernicia 155
A.D. 573. Battle of Ardderyd 157
A.D. 603. Battle of Degsastane or Dawstane 162