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Week four – Leaving the Roman empire

Week four – Leaving the Roman empire

In the fourth and final week of our course on Roman Britain, Professor Rob Collins explores why the Romans left Britain in the fifth century, and what remained of Roman life after they had departed

Published: August 21, 2024 at 12:48 PM

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Explore the end of Roman Britain, starting with the emperor Septimius Severus around AD 200, and continuing to the traditional end date of Roman Britain, AD 410.

As you'll discover, this was a period of great change. But does Roman Britain suddenly collapse in the early fifth century, or was there a more gradual change of culture? This is one of the key scholarly debates of this period.

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Leaving the Roman empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the fourth and final week of our course on Roman Britain, Professor Rob Collins explores why the Romans left Britain in the fifth century, and what remained of Roman life after they had departed
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New light on the end of Roman Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dr David Musgrove considers the evidence available on what happened after the Romans departed Britain
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The LibraryApocalypse then circa 410: the end of Roman Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Around the year 410 the Romans left Britain, and society collapsed in a way unmatched in our history, says Simon Young, who gives his take here on the end of imperial occupation
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The fall of Roman Britain: how life changed for Britons after the empire

The end of Roman Britain in AD 409 is one of the landmark moments in British history. But for those who lived in the province, did it spell a mere bump in the road – or a disastrous descent into chaos? Historian Will Bowden investigates
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The collapse of Roman Britain: what happened, plus 9 places which tell us more. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Roman period in Britain is commonly said to conclude in AD 410 when the legions were called home, yet the story is a little more complicated than that. Ken Dark explains more, and shares 9 places where we can learn more about the collapse of Roman Britain
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Max AdamsBritain in the centuries after the Romans: “You can think of this era as a black hole into which our history tumbles”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Max Adams speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about his book The First Kingdom, which unravels the mystery of what may have happened in Britain in the centuries after the departure of the Romans
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Episode 1Introduction, and a mystery mosaic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Week four – Leaving the Roman empire

The fall of Roman Britain: how life changed for Britons after the empire