Category: People & Society
Named people, Caledonians/Maeatae/Picts, women, ethnicity, communities and social identity.
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Marcus Cocceius Firmus
Marcus Cocceius Firmus was a centurion of Legio II Augusta. He’s best known from a cluster of altars he personally…
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Marcus Ulpius Januarius
Here are attested inscriptions for people named Marcus Ulpius Januarius / M. Ulpius Ianuarius, grouped by (Roman) province. I’ve included…
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Lucius Tanicius Verus
To the god Silvanus Lucius Tanicius Verus, prefect, gladly, willingly, and deservedly fulfilled his vow. This man may have been…
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Quintus Pisentius Justus, prefect of the Fourth Cohort of Gauls,
This person served at Castlehill Roman Fort, north of Glasgow. The family name Pisentius is rare but clusters strongly in…
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Salamanes – A Syrian in Scotland
The following gravestone was found on the Antonine Wall Gravestone of Salamanes A funerary inscription for the fifteen-year-old Salmanes was…
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Hadrian
Hadrian, born Publius Aelius Hadrianus on January 24, 76 AD, was a Roman emperor from 117 to 138 AD, known…
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The Caledonians – Culture
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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Professor David Breeze
He is a British archaeologist, teacher and scholar of Hadrian’s Wall, the Antonine Wall and the Roman army. He was…
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Dr Rebecca Jones
“Rebecca is our Head of Archaeology and World Heritage. She has a PhD in Roman Scotland from the University of…
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Agricola by Cornelius Tacitus – Free Ebook
Agricola was the Roman general who first conquered Scotland around 75AD. His father-in-law Tacitus wrote a book detailing his battles…
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Clydesdale’s wild bunch gave Romans a hard time | GlasgowWorld
https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/people/clydesdales-wild-bunch-gave-romans-a-hard-time-3692742
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Kay Callander – Trustee & Trust Secretary – Trimontium Museum
Kay joined the Trimontium Trust 30 years ago when she moved to the Scottish Borders to live with her family.…
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Dr Fraser Hunter | National Museums Scotland
Dr Fraser Hunter Principal Curator of Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology Responsible for: The Prehistory section, Iron Age and Roman collections. Research…
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LacusCurtius • Suetonius’ Twelve Caesars
English entry page to the complete Latin text and an English translation of the work. Part of a large site…
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Orosius: A History of Rome (written 410AD)
This book was titled “Histories against the Pagans” and summarised what was known about Roman history at that time. It…
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Antonine Plague
The plague broke out in 165 AD and lasted until 180 AD, sweeping across the Roman Empire. Coincidentally, these dates…
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Snatchball (Harpastum)
The Romans played a game called Harpastum which involved two teams of 12 players playing with a softball in a…
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Appearance of The Roman Emperors | by Daniel Voshart | Jul, 2020 | Medium
https://medium.com/@voshart/appearance-of-the-principate-pt-iii-c6f156abb592 Daniel Vochart has digitally reproduced what the Roman emperors looked like. Page reproduced with permission.
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Scotland’s African Emperor – Historic Environment Scotland Blog
This Black History Month, uncover the life of Septimius Severus, Rome’s first African Emperor, and find out about his time…
