The governor of Britain, Clodius Albinus, declared himself emperor and crossed to Gaul with most of the British garrison. His defeat and death at the Battle of Lugdunum (Lyon) in 197 AD left Britain almost defenceless. The Maeatae and Caledonians immediately exploited the gap, crossing Hadrian's Wall and devastating the lowlands. This crisis, and the subsequent renegotiation with the northern tribes (bribing them), was one of the worst disasters in Roman Britain's history.
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