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Fullofaudes Captured — Hadrian Wall Collapse 367 AD

367
Cumbria, England
Also known as: Duke of Britain captured 367 AD · Roman command structure collapses
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cumbria, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Fullofaudes / Roman northern command
VS
Victor
Picts
Outcome
Dux Britanniarum Fullofaudes captured or ambushed; northern command decapitated; Wall garrisons dissolved into banditry
The Battle

History & Significance

The capture of Fullofaudes removed Roman military command in the north at the outset of the Great Conspiracy, allowing the complete collapse of the Hadrian Wall garrison system.

Forces Involved

Picts: c. 2,000–4,000. Roman northern command under Fullofaudes: c. 1,000–2,000.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Fullofaudes Captured — Hadrian Wall Collapse 367 AD

Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Hadrian's Wall between Eden Vale house and the Cam Beck in wall mile 56
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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