Britannia Superior was one of the provinces of Roman Britain created around 197 AD by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus immediately after winning a Civil War against Clodius Albinus. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Lucius Septimius Severus (or rarely Severus I) ( April 11 145 - February 4 211) was a Roman general and Roman Emperor For others with this Cognomen, see Albinus (cognomen. Decimus Clodius Ceionius Septimius Albinus (ca They fought the war to determine who was the next emperor of Rome. Albinus was the governor of Britannia during that Civil War. Severus divided the already existing Britain province into two parts, the other being Britannia Inferior to the north with a capital at Eburacum, or modern York. Britannia Inferior was a subdivision of the Roman province of Britannia established c Eboracum was a fort and City in Roman Britain. Today it is known as York, located in North Yorkshire, England. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Britannia Superior was the southern province of the two, with a capital at Londinium, or what is today London. This article covers the history of London during the Roman period from around 47 AD when the Roman city of Londinium was founded London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Epigraphic evidence has shed some light on the extent of Upper Britain and it encompassed all of what is now southern England as well as Wales and East Anglia. Epigraphy (ἐπιγραφολογία from Greek ἐπιγραφή — "inscription" is the study of inscriptions or epigraphs engraved England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. However, an official boundary between Britannia Superior and Inferior is still unclear. Sadly, most information that is gathered for this region during this time period from about the 2nd Century AD to the 3rd Century AD is from inscriptions left upon pots, walls, and letters written by the citizens and soldiers.
- See External Links for a map of the region.
Approximately a century later, around 293 AD, the province was divided into Britannia Prima (with a capital at Cirencester) in the west and Maxima Caesariensis (with a capital at London) in the east. Britannia Prima was one of the provinces of Roman Britain in existence by c Cirencester is a Market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km west northwest of London Maxima Caesariensis was the name of one of the four provinces of later Roman Britain (but is not named in the surviving copies of the Verona List, dated 312 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This was done by Emperor Diocletian to make administrative responsibilities over the region more efficient. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( ca. December 22 244 The modern historian Timothy Barnes takes December 22 as his birthdate
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Londinium
During the Civil War between Severus and Albinus, Albinus ordered the construction of a defending wall to go around Londinium. This article covers the history of London during the Roman period from around 47 AD when the Roman city of Londinium was founded These walls were approximately 20 feet high. Though the whole of the time that Britannia Superior existed Londinium was its center for commerce and government, with the governor residing within the city.
The Governors
The Governors of Upper Britain were of generally of consular rank. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire And they were the following;
- Tiberius Julius Pollienus Auspex, 223-226
- Caius Junius Faustinus Postumianus, sometime between 227-235
- Rufinus (not his complete name), ?, not sure who this man actually was. Tiberius Julius Pollienus Auspex was a governor of Britannia Superior, a province of Roman Britain possibly between AD 223 and 226. Gaius Iunius Faustinus Postumianus was a governor of Britannia Superior, a province of Roman Britain probably some time between 222 and 235. Rufinus may refer to Rufinus of Assisi, 3rd century saint and martyr Rufinus (French saint (d Could have been one of a few men.
- Marcus Martiannius Pulcher, ?,speculated that through peacetimes in the city he undertook restoration projects around the city. Marcus Martiannius Pulcher was a governor of Britannia Superior, a province of Roman Britain probably some time during the third century AD
- Titus Desticius Juba, 250's
However, not a lot is known about each governor as individuals, or if even this is the entire list of governors for the province from the time of its creation to its dissolution. Titus Desticius Juba was a Roman Governor of Britain during the 250s.
References
- Southern, Pat (2001). Roman Empire From Severus to Constantine. Routledge
- Watson, George (1969). The Roman Soldier. Ithaca: Cornell University Press
- The Cambridge Ancient History Volume XII (2005). Second Edition, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
External links
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/Classics/roman_provinces/britain/image21.htm Map of both Britannia Superior and Inferior compared to what they became as the Four Provinces of Britannia
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