Toilets
In ancient Rome, military toilets, (latrines) were essential structures designed to provide sanitation and waste disposal for the Roman soldiers
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Military
Headquarters Building
The Headquarters Building (Principia) is in the centre of Roman forts. This is the largest building in the fort. The
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Roman Fort Layout
All Roman forts and camps across the empire followed the same basic layout for hundreds of years with minor alterations
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Lyne Fort near Peebles
Lyne Roman Fort is on unspoilt land used for grazing and many features are viewable 2000 years later. It is
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6th Legion Vitrix
Based in York at the Legion Fortress units from this legion helped build the Antonine Wall. Previously based in Xanten
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The 20th Legion altars found at Auchendavy
In 1771 when the Forth Clyde canal was being built four altars were found intact near the Antonine fort of
Read MoreThe Caledonians
The people who inhabited what is now Scotland had their names recorded by the Romans in Ptolemy’s map of 150
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Romano British Troops Across the Roman Empire
As a condition of capitulation to the Romans British tribes would be asked to contribute auxiliary soldiers to fight in
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Usippi – Germany
The Usippi were one of many cohorts raised from people along the Rhine. They mutinied in Scotland in 83 AD
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Cugerni – Germany
This tribe lived by the Rhine around the modern day town of Xanten. They were adjacent to the Batavians and
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