# The Groans of the Britons appeal to Rome (446)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/446-the-groans-of-the-britons-appeal-to-rome

A later source preserves an appeal by Britons asking the Roman commander Aetius for military help. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at c. 446 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The unanswered plea became a symbol of Britain's final break from imperial protection.

## Why it matters
The unanswered plea became a symbol of Britain's final break from imperial protection.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — The Groans of the Britons appeal to Rome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=The+Groans+of+the+Britons+appeal+to+Rome&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — The Groans of the Britons appeal to Rome](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=The+Groans+of+the+Britons+appeal+to+Rome)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)