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Ancient Romans in Britain
- Constantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius entered the world on the 31st of March, though historians cannot name his birth year. His career and the age of his eldest son…
- Theodosius IThe year 347 marked the birth of a boy in Hispania who would one day command the Roman legions. His father, Theodosius the Elder, served as a high-ranking…
- Constantine the GreatOn the 27th of February 272, a boy named Constantine was born inside the city of Naissus. This settlement sat within Dardania, part of the province Moesia…
- CaracallaLucius Septimius Bassianus entered the world on the 4th of April 188 in the city of Lugdunum, Gaul. This location is now known as Lyon, France.
- VespasianTitus Flavius Vespasianus entered the world on the 17th of November AD 9 in a small village north-east of Rome called Falacrinae.
- Septimius SeverusOn the 11th of April in 145, Lucius Septimius Severus drew his first breath within the walls of Leptis Magna. This city sat in the Roman province of Africa…
- JuvenalThe name Decimus Junius Juvenalis appears in a single inscription found at Aquinum, yet the life of this Roman poet remains shrouded in speculation.
- ClaudiusOn the 1st of August 10 BC, a boy named Tiberius Claudius D. f. Ti. n. Drusus was born in Lugdunum, modern-day Lyon, France.
- TitusTitus Flavius Vespasianus entered the world on the 30th of December 39 AD in Rome. His family name was Flavia, a gens that rose from obscurity to imperial…
- FrontinusSextus Julius Frontinus emerged from a background that left few traces in the historical record. No titulus honorarius or sepulcralis outlines his life…