Welsh tradition in the Mabinogion preserves the memory of Macsen Wledig taking his warriors from Britain to conquer Rome. Modern archaeology has found that several Welsh and northern forts show abandonment deposits dated to around 383 AD. Whether the Wall was entirely stripped is debated, but the reduction in garrison strength contributed to the inability to resist the raids of 396-398 AD.
British field army and portions of the Wall garrison
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