South Shields Roman Fort (Arbeia)
The fort was a supply base for Hadrian’s wall and Septimus Severus’s campaign in Scotland. The fort has the Regina Tombstone for a woman born in St Albans and married to a Syrian man Barates.
- 129 AD The fort was built as a supply base for troops along Hadrian’s wall. It has the only stone-built granaries in Britain and a huge number – 24 at one time. In
- 163 AD, the stone version was built
- 206 – 207 extended as a supply base
- 275 AD there was a fire in the fort that burnt down barracks
- 350 AD minor alterations and its use as a supply base may have ended. OIccupation appears to have continued into the fifth century
Military Units
- Ala Primae Pannoniorum Sabiniana (Hungry)
- Ala I Hispanorum Asturum (Spain)
- Cohors V Gallorum (French – transferred from Cramond)
- Tigris Boatmen
References
- South Shields Roman Fort (Historic England Research Records)
- Tyne and Wear HER(914): South Shields, Arbeia Roman fort – Details (South Tyneside Historic Environment Record)
- RIB 1064. Funerary inscription for Victor (Asturum funeral stone)
