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Period

Roman Britain

43–410 CE

Roman Britain began with the Claudian invasion of AD 43 and developed through conquest, client kingdoms, veteran settlement, towns, roads, forts and taxation.

The province contained Roman citizens, soldiers, merchants, enslaved people and communities whose identities remained local as well as imperial. Frontier policy changed over time, especially in the north.

Anthony Riches’s early Empire novels use Roman Britain as the setting for Marcus Valerius Aquila’s service on the northern frontier, where auxiliary troops, tribal politics and imperial suspicion intersect.

Related people for Roman Britain

Agrippina the Younger15–59 Augustus64 BCE–14 Aulus Plautius6 BCE–57 Boudica30–61 Britannicus41–55 Calgacusborn c. 1st century Caracalla188–217 Caratacus15–54 Cartimanduac. 1st century–69 Claudius11 BCE–54 Commodus161–192 Cunobelinec. 2nd century BCE–43 Domitian51–96 Gaius Suetonius Paulinus10–c. 60s Gnaeus Julius Agricola40–93 Hadrian76–138 Honorius384–423 Messalina20–48 Nero37–68 Quintus Petillius Cerialis30–83 Septimius Severus146–211 Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnusc. 1st century–c. 1st century Trajan53–117 Vespasian9–79 Vibia Sabina86–136

Series

Series about Roman Britain (2 series)

Rome Unbound in Order

by Christopher Lee Buckner 4 books 4.2

Rome Unbound follows the Roman centurion Quintus Liberius Verus on the edge of imperial Britain after the Claudian conquest. The sequence moves from the tense aftermath of native revolt to the Flavian advance into northern Britain, then follows Verus after disgrace into slavery, gladiatorial violence and the attempt…

The Sword of Cartimandua in Order

by Griff Hosker 13 books 4.4

The Sword of Cartimandua is a Roman Britain sequence following auxiliary cavalry and frontier soldiers from the age of Cartimandua through the Flavian and early Hadrianic period. The books use Brigantian politics, Roman conquest, northern campaigning, Caledonia and Hadrian’s Wall to show Britain as a frontier province where…

Books

30 Best Novels About Roman Britain

Bestselling authors first, then star rating.

Non Fiction

3 Non-Fiction Books About Roman Britain

Histories, biographies and reference works are listed separately from the historical novels above.