⚔️ Rome brought tens of thousands of soldiers to northern Britannia… and yet still failed to completely subjugate those lands.

In 208 AD, Emperor Septimius Severus personally traveled to Britannia to lead a gigantic military campaign against the Caledonian peoples of modern-day Scotland.

🌧️ Constant rain

🌫️ Swamps and forests

🛡️ Continuous ambushes

🔥 Villages ravaged by the legions

The campaign was one of the toughest in all of Roman history in Britannia. The emperor himself, old and sick, ended up dying in Eboracum, modern-day York.

A fascinating story about the limits of Rome's power at the end of the known world. 🏛️