After the catastrophic 180 AD breach of Hadrian Wall in which a Roman general and his force were destroyed, Commodus sent Ulpius Marcellus as special commander. He was a notoriously harsh disciplinarian who ate only dry bread and slept little. He drove north of the Wall and inflicted significant defeat on the Maeatae. Commodus took the title Britannicus to celebrate. Marcellus was then recalled after his troops nearly mutinied at his harshness.
Expedition force assembled from the provincial garrison with possible Rhine reinforcements
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