THE RISE AND FALL OF ROMAN BRITAIN
55–54 BC
Julius Caesar leads two invasions of Britain, but fails to capture the land.
c260 AD
Britain becomes part of the breakaway Gallic empire (founded by Postumus, right) as a result of the Imperial Crisis, during which numerous nobles vie for the title of emperor. Britain is later reabsorbed into the Roman empire in AD 274.
c286 AD
Carausius, a naval commander, seizes control of the Roman fleet and embarks on a period of rule as emperor of Britain and
