BattlefieldsConstantius's Campaign against the Picts
Roman Period

Constantius's Campaign against the Picts

305–306
Stirling, Scotland
Also known as: Last Roman Scottish Campaign 305-306 · Constantius in Caledonia
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Stirling, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Picts
Forces
c. 3,000-8,000 Pictish forces.
VS
Victor
Rome (Constantius Chlorus)
Forces
c. 5,000-10,000 Roman forces
Outcome
Northern campaign mounted; Picts defeated; Constantius died at York in 306 with Constantine at his side
The Battle

History & Significance

Constantius Chlorus, now Augustus, came to Britain for a final campaign against the Picts — the first time we hear the name "Picti" in a historical source (297 AD panegyric). The campaign was successful in military terms but Constantius died at Eboracum (York) in July 306. His son Constantine was proclaimed Augustus by the troops — the beginning of Constantine the Great's rise to power. York thus became the birthplace of the man who made Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire.

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