These raids represented the beginning of the end of Roman military control in northern Britain, as the Roman garrison at Hadrian's Wall became increasingly unable to suppress incursions from Pictish and other barbarian groups. The raids demonstrated that Rome's resources were stretched too thin to maintain effective frontier security, particularly as legions were withdrawn for crises elsewhere in the empire. These incursions presaged the complete Roman withdrawal from Britain within two decades and the collapse of Romano-British civilization.
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