The Saxon Shore (Latin: litus Saxonicum) was a military command of the Late Roman Empire, consisting of a series of fortifications on both sides of the...
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family with extensive territorial interests at the western end of the Litus Saxonicum. As such he may well have been entrusted in the last days of Roman...
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(commander) of the Tractus Armoricanus et Nervicanus section of the litus Saxonicum. During the decline of the Western Roman Empire, Armorica (modern-day...
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and France. In the 3rd century, a separate military district, the Litus Saxonicum,[citation needed] was established on the British side of the English...
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and Erules. The coastal defense around Boulogne and Oudenburg, the Litus Saxonicum, remained functional until about 420. These forts were manned by Saxon...
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Inscriptions of Britain. Retrieved 26 January 2015. White, Donald A (1961). Litus Saxonicum: the British Saxon Shore in Scholarship and History. Madison, Wisconsin:...
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military commands specifically to defend against Saxon raiders. The Litus Saxonicum ('Saxon Shore'), was composed of nine forts stretching around the south-eastern...
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historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023. White, Donald. Litus Saxonicum; The British Saxon Shore in Scholarship and History, page 36. Madison:...
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recruited from among German tribes, some settlers (The Saxon Shore (Latin: litus Saxonicum)). 410 : Emperor Honorius refuses a call for help from Britain, tells...
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