148 - 184 Corvus / Corbed Descendant of Caratacus of the Catuvellauni.
148 Corvus apparently announces the creation of the kingdom, raising a following of British patriots.
He fights off the Irish of Mide and Connacht (led by Fedlim), and it seems possible that this is
part of a serious train of events along the Antonine Wall. The Roman forts are are apparently
evacuated and burnt, either by the enemy or by retreating Romans - there is some slaughter at
Newstead at least. It is quite possible that the Romans are severely mauled before they can put
down the revolt, and reinforcements arrive under the new Governor, Gnaeus Julius Verus.
180 - 185 A serious attack of the northern peoples takes place upon the death of the Roman emperor in 180,
either from north of Hadrian's Wall into the province itself (with the Damnonii being an especial
candidate), or from beyond the Antonine Wall to attack and devastate Roman forts in Lowland Scotland.
Either way, it seems probable that in 184-185 the Roman Governor, Ulpius Marcellus, campaigns with
two legions into Lowland Scotland and beyond the Forth-Clyde line into Caledonia.
It is here, in 184, that Corvus dies fighting the Romans but his kingdom remains outside direct
imperial control, one of the four kingdoms of the north. His line is represented as the senior of
the descendants of the old British royal house (presumably that of the Catuvellauni), while the
junior line is represented by High King Coilus from within the province.
The list of the names of rulers who apparently succeed him is unreliable and not necessarily in
the correct order.
Art Vroisc Son.
Fer Son.
Duibne Mawr ('the Great')
fl c.250 Beinnie the Briton Mentioned by Irish as leading army against them at Muchramha.
Art the Young A repetition of Art Vroisc?
Fer Another repetition to plug a gap in the succession?
fl c.305 Cursalem Son. A general of Constantine the Great.
