# Britain is divided into two Roman provinces (197)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/197-britain-is-divided-into-two-roman-provinces

After civil conflict, the province was reorganized into Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior. Within the broader Roman Britain period, conquest, provincial administration, urbanization, frontier warfare and the gradual weakening of imperial rule reshaped the island. This event is placed at AD 197 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The change reflected both the island's strategic importance and the difficulty of governing it as one unit.

## Why it matters
The change reflected both the island's strategic importance and the difficulty of governing it as one unit.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Britain](https://english-history.com/rulers/roman-britain)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Britain is divided into two Roman provinces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Britain+is+divided+into+two+Roman+provinces&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Britain is divided into two Roman provinces](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Britain+is+divided+into+two+Roman+provinces)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Roman Britain topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Roman%20Britain)