romansinscotland

Roman Peebles

(work in progress) The Romans used riverways to transport goods as this was the most efficient way to move large

The Thracian auxiliaries came from modern day Bulgaria after the creation of a province in AD 46. They were used

It is thought that there was a Roman fort here but evidence is hard to come with the building of

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In Ptolemy’s description map of Scotland the Caledonians occupied the area down the Great Glen. It may actually have been

Tower of Hercules - lighthouse

In the History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) 858 AD by Nennius it is said the people of Scotland came from

Claudia Thunnissen, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

I have reviewed every Roman fort listed on Canmore and used the rough dating from that site for the forts

By Unknown author - Alexander Gordon's Itinerarium Septeptrionale, 1726., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6873715

The largest surviving Roman Temple in Scotland stood above the River Carron for 1500 years until a landowner (Sir Michael

He is a British archaeologist, teacher and scholar of Hadrian’s Wall, the Antonine Wall and the Roman army. He was

Pause and enjoy a dramatic reimagining that shows how seven Roman altars in the Hadrian’s Wall gallery were originally brightly coloured. Now

This fort for around 500 men was established around 79 or 80 Ad during Agricola’s campaign. There is nothing to