3rd Century AD

      During the 3rd Century AD the Celtic Septs in Southern Germany were also to be overrun by the Teutonic Germanic Alamanni, while the Celtic Culture was still strong in Brittany, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Ireland and Alba / Scottish Highlands, 

202 AD The Kathalikos / Universal Christians were once again persecuted in Rome.

208 / 210 AD Severus the Roman General besieged Alba / Scottish Highlands and strengthened Hadrian's Wall in the north of Briton against the Scythian Gaelic Picts.

211 AD Severus died at York in Briton and his sons, Caracalla and Geta became the joint Emperors of Rome.

212 AD Geta was murdered, and under the Edict of his brother Caracalla Roman citizenship was to be conferred on all free men under Roman rule..

217 AD Caracalla was also murdered and Macrinus became the new Roman Emperor.

218 AD Heliogabalus became the Roman Emperor.

222 AD Heliogabalus was also murdered and Alexander Severus became the new Roman Emperor.

234 AD Alexander Severus was murdered and Maximus became the new Roman Emperor.

238 AD Maximus and Balbinus were proclaimed joint Roman Emperors and were both also murdered and the third, Gordian became the Roman Emperor.

244 AD Gordian was murdered and Philip an Arabian became the new Roman Emperor.

249 AD Decius killed Philip the Arabian and became the new Roman Emperor.

250 AD The Katholikos / Universal Christians were again persecuted in Rome.

251 AD Decius was killed in battle by the Teutonic Gothic invaders and Gallus became the new Roman Emperor and bought off the Goths.

253 AD Aemilianus drove off the Goths in battle and became the new Roman Emperor, and Gallus was also murdered, and Aemilianus was then defeated and overthrown by Valerian.

260 AD Valerian was defeated and imprisoned by the King of Persia, and his son Gallienus became the new Roman Emperor. Postumous establishes a Gallic Empire. Teutonic Germanic tribes drove the Celtic Septs out of the Rhine Valley towards the Atlantic Ocean.       

268 AD Claudius became the new Roman Emperor.

269 AD Claudius defeats the Teutonic Goths and saves the Roman Empire.

270 AD St. Anthony became the first Christian monk in Egypt and Aurelian now became the new Roman Emperor.

271 AD Tetricus was defeated in the Battle of Chalons and the Gallic Empire was brought to an end.

275 AD Aurelian was murdered and Tacitus became the new Roman Emperor. Carausius an Irishman was appointed the Roman commander in Gaul by Diocletian and took with him some of the Scottii / Irish warriors who were by then in Roman service.

276 AD Probus became the new Roman Emperor.

277 AD Probus expelled the Teutonic Germanic Alamanni from Gaul.

282 AD Probus was murdered and Carus became the new Roman Emperor.

283 AD Carinus and Numerian become the new joint Roman Emperors who were 2 sons of Carus.

284 AD Diocletian became the new Roman Emperor. 

286 AD Diocletian chose Maximian to rule with him as the joint Roman Emperors.

286 AD Carausius the Irishman, who had been the Roman commander in charge in Northern Gaul along the coast of Belgium, was now appointed by the Roman Senate to protect Albion / Briton against the north sea pirates who were Teutonic German Franks and Teutonic German Saxons who were raiding both Briton and France at this time and he was to be so successful at it that he even went as far as retaining the booty for himself, which really upset his Roman masters. To escape retribution he sailed over to Briton itself and proclaimed himself the Celtic King of Briton for 7 years and constructed forts along the east coast there against Roman and Saxon attacks until Constantius who was to be by then Caesar, blockaded the base in Boulogne held by the Gauls and also besieged their home base in Gaul.

293 AD The Roman Empire was now split into 4 with Milan, Nicomedia, Sirmium and Trier the main bases for the 2 Caesars and the 2 Augustus, with Constantius Chlorus and Galerius created the 2 Caesars and Rome was now finished as the capital of the Roman Empire. Carausius the Irishman who had been in control in Briton was murdered by Allectus. one of his own followers.

296 AD Allectus was killed by Constantius Chlorus, and a final Roman assault brought eastern Briton back under Roman control. 

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