Attacotti (variously spelled) refers to a people who despoiled Roman Britain between 364 and 368, along with Scotti, Picts, Saxons, Roman military deserters, and the indigenous Britons themselves. The Attacotti were defeated by Count Theodosius in 368, along with the Scotti and Picts, and thereafter they likely provided military service to the Romans as auxiliary units until about 400, at which time they disappear from the historical record. Their existence as a distinct people is given addition… (More on Attacotti)