Countries that Invaded Scotland
When the Romans conquered a country the people of that country had to pay taxes and contribute soldiers. These soldiers
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Romans in Scotland
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Auxiliary Unit
The First Cohort of Hamians (Syria)
Hamian archers were deployed to Hadrian’s Wall at Carvoran Fort and then subsequently the Antonine Wall at Bar Hill fort
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Baetasians
This tribe came from the Netherlands. They were at Old Kilpatrick and Bar Hill forts on the Antonine wall then
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Second Cohort of Thracians
These 500 strong part mounted Bulgarian troops were stationed at Mumrills Fort on the Antonine Wall. Spartacus was a Thracian.
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Second Cohort of Tungrians
This unit from Belgium was stationed at various Mumrills Fort on the Antonine Wall Cramond Fort near Edinburgh and Birrens
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First Cohort of Tungrians
This unit was stationed at Cramond from 142 AD. It was stationed before that at Vindolanda on Hadrian’s Wall until
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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 Tungrians
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The Gauls – France
The Gauls lived in what is now France and were conquered by 51 BC . They provided auxiliary units for
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The Thracians – Bulgaria
The Thracian auxiliaries came from modern day Bulgaria after the creation of a province in AD 46. They were used
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