I stumbled again over my favorite link to this amazing document, the "Register of Dignitaries" which is one of our best links to Britain at the twilight of Rome. But how odd it all sounds for Britain . . . vicars, dukes, dioceses, consulars, military counts, half Norman knights, half Church. I'm afraid I find it all very muddlesome. Here are just a few notations for the Empire in the West:

Six vicars: of the city of Rome; of Italy; of Africa; of the Spains; of the Seven Provinces; of the Britains.

Six military counts: of Italy; of Africa; of Tingitania; of the tractus Argentoratensis; of the Britains; of the Saxon shore of Britain.

Thirteen dukes: of the frontier of Mauritania Caesariensis; of the Tripolitan frontier; of Pannonia prima and ripuarian Noricum; of Pannonia secunda; of ripuarian Valeria; of Raetia prima and secunda; of Sequanica; of the Armorican and Nervican tract; of Belgica secunda; of Germania prima; of Britannia; of Mogontiacensis.

Twenty-two consulars: of Pannonia; in Italy eight: of Venetia and Histria; of Emilia; of Liguria; of Flaminia and Picenum annonarium; of Tuscia and Umbria; of Picenum suburbicarium; of Campania;of Sicilia. in Africa two: of Byzacium; of Numidia.

[?Dukes]in the Britains two: of Maxima Caesariensis, of Valentia.

[of 31 presidents] ...in the Britains three: of Britannia prima; of Ezitannia secunda; of Flavia Caesariensis.

In the Britains with the worshipful count of the Britains: [One palatine auxilium *enumeration omitted. One legion of the line, One unclassified body.] Also squadrons of cavalry:

..... The provost of the storehouses at London.
The procurator of the weaving-house at Winchester Britain.
THE VICAR OF THE BRITAINS

Under the control of the worshipful vicar of the Britains:

Consulars: of Maxima Caesariensis, of Valentia.
Presidents: of Britannia prima, of Britannia secunda, of Flavia Caesariensis.

And what about those titles and areas - Maxima Caesariensis? Flavia Caesariensis? Ezitannia secunda?? I can guess at Valentia (?lowland Scotland) and Britannia Prima and Secunda, both where are the rest?

For those who want to puzzle out all the British bits online, here's the wonderful Roman-Britain.org link, plus some maps showing where the legions and administrative forces were concentrated. Either no one lived in the southwest, or there was no trouble in the southwest!