by the fifth century Rome was collapsing in 406 Germanic barbarians crossed the Rind devastating the West one year later 6,000 legionnaires in britania revolted proclaiming flavius Claudius constantinus commonly known as Constantine III as emperor Constantine was a common Soldier promising riches and glory to his troops who had not been paid in years he hurried across the channel to Gaul with the goal of taking Rome and solidifying himself as legitimate Emperor where he could set about Imperial reforms to stabilize the decaying Behemoth sadly he was betrayed and murdered by 410 Roman magistrates were expelled from britania the empire was powerless to protect its distant Province while the L and the vizigot sacked Rome for the first time in 800 years throughout the fifth century the Anglo-Saxons arrived in bratan Forever erasing the presence on the island but don't get down you were 29,000 Romans and the 90% to haven't subscribed yet history is forever changed as Constantine III decided to stay in britania mirroring the actions of postumus in Gaul this required incredible diplomatic Maneuvers and Charisma as his troops wanted to Garner Imperial Glory Romans in britanna did not view themselves any differently to Romans in Gaul or Italy these Legions came from the entire Empire and wanted to defend their native homelands Constantine was not a separatist and there was almost a 100% chance he would be assassinated for this decision but by the grace of God his men agreed to stay a minority of his soldiers were fine with the decision having already married locals throughout their tour on the aisles Constantine renounced the title of Augustus in favor of the Lesser Caesar indicating no challenge toward Imperial claimants open to working with any Challenger a new Senate was formed in londino allowing Constantine to centralize his authority his centurions became the heads of the new Senate while common soldiers became the new class of patricians fast land grants were distributed to the soldiers according to their units in a neom Marian system this property tied them to the island and help them survive the initial years word was sent throughout nearby provinces to come to britania bringing in tens of thousands of Romans unhappy with honorius the news Society quickly became sparite as military strength was crucial for its survival fortifications were constructed along the coast to defend them from raids while a large auxiliary force was established Constantine spent years campaigning against the P Kelts Hibernians and raiding German tribes the Hibernian settlements in Wales were destroyed Detroit Paving room for Roman colonization of the region after 15 years of hard campaigning he successfully integrated the lands up to Hadrian's Wall which was slowly rebuilt keeping the pics in check by 4:26 the island was relatively peaceful and stable as Focus shifted on Administration cities and towns were reinforced while Western Romans flocked to britania as their empire was collapsing helping to increase the Roman numbers emphasis was placed on the Navy similar to theam myles's wooden walls of the Athenians curbing the threat to the core Roman possessions and giving them a strong facade monasteries became crucial for the cultural Survival on the island as the West collapsed paganism was virtually eradicated under Constantine while the monasteries kept diligent records and knowledge from their past in these sacred Halls the British Mythos surround Brutus of Troy the Trojan Prince who fathered the British people helped tie the native Britain with the Romans in a semi equal Trojan Legacy this led to londinium slowly being known by its older name trantum young men mandated to serve in the legions were given a rigorous Nan Christian education to develop their intellectual and spiritual practices further distancing themselves from their brutish Heathen neighbors instilling a sense of superiority Constantine III was succeeded by his son constan II trade slowed down but just as historically documented by the monk gildas the economy thrived without the centralized Roman taxation cities continued to grow under the Romans and flourish becoming far wealthier than the continental counterparts the last major wave of Roman migrants arrived under Constance those who saw britania as a glimmering light in the looming wave of dramatic Darkness the these were Romans who still looked down on the Greeks and wanted a purer Roman polity during the middle of the fifth century Hibernian Raiders ransacked the western coast capturing a young Christian man patricus who was enslaved in hiberia for 6 years fostering his relationship with God before escaping back to brania the capture of patrickus forced greater Focus to be placed upon the Navy as it had begun to lull behind balore fortifications were built on the coast protecting britania from the Hibernian and Gothic raids in the East while Anglo-Saxon raids were rebuffed in the west eventually constant crushed a major Hibernian force in the mar hium forever ending their threat a few years later a major picked attack struck the north as some Senators clamored to march on the continent and take Rome saving the Empire the people were eager for a conquest forcing their Caesars hand constan responded by mobilizing the legions and marching North with 8,000 men following the footsteps of sept seus the next 3 years were spent destroying the PS but calonia resisted and constant was forced to draw his new border at antonin's wall the wall was rebuilt and the new lands were given to soldiers to fortify and romanize around the same time patricus now a Christian Bishop returned to Ireland beginning to christianize the heathens and bring them under Roman [Music] influence constant was unable to Father child passing the title of Caesar on to his 15-year-old nephew Urus upon his passing in the histories of the kings of Britain written by Jeffrey of Monmouth a 12th century Welsh historian King Arthur was the grandson of Constantine III this shook the realm so a group of centurions led by Urus his cousin maratus hatched a conspiracy to overthrow their young Le take over the realm and make a play for Rome word of the plot was leaked to his Confessor merlinus who informed the Caesar Urus assembled his Legions and marched North to meet manatus who was stationed in lalum before the battle Urus followed Constantine the Great's footsteps before the battle of the Milian Bridge praying for divine Aid his prayers were answered seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary and receiving a sword known as Excalibur he instructed his men to paint a white lily on their Shields denoting her favor the two forces met at kogana the following day in a Fierce and brutal conflict but Urus crushed the rebels executing the conspiratorial leaders praise was given to Mary after the battle and the florid de Lee was forever cemented as a British symbol word spread to many barbarians of the ongoing chaos renewing their invasions the PS struck during the Battle of kogana prompting an immediate retaliation by Urus he was determined to rid his island of the heathens once and for all the armies of madus were not punished instead combining with his to eradicate the pic he met the armies of their King necton the first and destroyed them the next four years were spent defanging the beasts with constant battles but eventually aruru subjugated them calonia had finally after 400 years become Roman the campaigns in calonia did not go unnoticed with raids picking up along their eastern coast in 473 Ingo a high Chieftain of the dramatic tribes decided to lead a massive Force for britania thousands of Germanic Warriors boarded ships to conquer the island sensing the weakness in their young king but their Naval forces were met by Urus at the Battle of mar yanum the Heathen hordes were completely obliterated by Urus forever ending the threat of Germans towards britania after the victory his men called him arturus tonim Latin for sea dragon these victories cemented the house of dakonam as the unchallenged dynasty of britania and enforced 76 ramulus Augustus the last Western Roman Emperor abdicated the title sarus elevated himself from Caesar to Augustus claiming the title of Western Roman Emperor however just as with their Eastern Brothers the Romans in britania would slowly become known by a different name the urans