Area that used to lay on the north-west frontier of Roman Britain and the Roman Empire itself
Cumbria within England
Roman Cumbria was an area that lay on the north-west frontier of Roman Britain, and, indeed, of the Roman Empire itself. (The term 'Cumbria' is a much later designation[citation needed] – the Romans would not have used it). Interest in the Roman occupation of the region lies in this frontier aspect: why did the Romans choose to occupy the north-west of England; why build a solid barrier in the north of the region (Hadrian's Wall); why was the region so heavily militarised; to what extent were the native inhabitants "Romanised" compared to their compatriots in southern England?
The decision to conquer the area was taken by the Romans after the revolt of Venutius threatened to make the Brigantes and their allies, such as the Carvetii, into anti-Roman tribes rather than pro-Roman ones, which had previously been the case. After a period of conquest and consolidation, based on the Stanegate line, with some coastal defences added, Hadrian decided to make the previous turf wall into a solid one. Although abandoned briefly in favour of the more northerly Antonine Wall, the Hadrianic line was fallen back upon and remained for the rest of the Roman period.
Such unrest as occurred during the Roman occupation seems that have been the result of either incursions by tribes to the north of the Wall, or as the result of factional disputes in Rome in which the Cumbrian military was caught up. There is no evidence of the Brigantian federation stirring up trouble. Romanisation of the population may therefore have occurred to varying degrees, especially near the forts.
RomanCumbria was an area that lay on the north-west frontier of Roman Britain, and, indeed, of the Roman Empire itself. (The term 'Cumbria' is a much...
through northern Cumbria. At the end of the period of British history known as Roman Britain (c. AD 410) the inhabitants of Cumbria were Cumbric-speaking...
The history of Cumbria as a county of England begins with the Local Government Act 1972. Its territory and constituent parts however have a long history...
David (30 June 2014). "RomanCumbria: Rome's "wild west"?". In Stringer, Keith J. (ed.). North-West England from the Romans to the Tudors : essays in...
highest fort in the Roman province of Britannia, the highest fort is Epiacum or Whitley Castle, just over the border from Cumbria in Northumberland, at...
Cumbria is located in North West England and has a population of 496,200 (making it the 41st most populous county of England's 48 counties). Cumbria has...
that Romans remained in Carlisle until the reign of Emperor Valentinian II, from 375 to 392. The period of late antiquity after Roman rule saw Cumbria organised...
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occupied by them were already effectively independent of the empire. In Cumbria, the Roman presence had been almost entirely military rather than civil, and...
market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from which its name is...
ceremonial county of Cumbria. The village dates back to at least the 2nd century, when it was an important naval base for the Romans. The Latin name of...
Roman Bath House (also known as Walls Castle) is a ruined ancient Roman bath house at Ravenglass, Cumbria, England. Belonging to a 2nd-century Roman fort...
English county of Cumbria, within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. The fort guarded the Roman road from Brougham to the Roman fort of Glannoventa...
April 2021. "The Roman road from Low Borrowbridge..." The Roads of Roman Britain. Retrieved 8 May 2019. "Tebay, Cumbria". The Cumbria Directory. Retrieved...
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