Category: Roman Army
Legions, auxiliary units, cavalry, soldiers, organisation, equipment.
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Kintore Roman Camp: Feeding an Army at Deer’s Den
At Deer’s Den, Kintore, excavations uncovered around 180 Roman field ovens and at least 60 rubbish pits. What do they…
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Defending a Roman camp: tituli, claviculae and Stracathro-type gates
A guide to the earthworks protecting Roman camp entrances, and what their surviving forms can—and cannot—tell archaeologists.
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Why Roman armies returned to the same places
Overlapping camps and recut ditches reveal repeated Roman activity around roads, river crossings and military bases. They do not necessarily…
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Building the Antonine Wall: the soldiers’ construction camps
Small temporary camps beside the Antonine Wall help reveal its construction. Their sizes and layouts vary, and the evidence for…
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Dating Roman camps: Agricola, the Antonine advance or Severus?
How excavation, finds and scientific dating can distinguish a Roman camp from a securely dated campaign site—and why many camps…
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Roman camp sizes: what can they tell us about an army?
Camp areas reveal differences in Roman planning, but they cannot be converted directly into troop numbers. A guide to the…
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Roman marching camps with six gates
A Roman marching camp is often drawn with four gates, one on each side. That is a useful introduction to…
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Inside a Roman marching camp
Imagine a Roman army somewhere in Scotland nearly 2,000 years ago. It has spent much of the day marching. Thousands…
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Rome’s Northern Frontiers
Rome’s northern frontier was not a fixed line. During more than two centuries of Roman involvement in northern Britain, armies…
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Beneficiarius – Roman Inveresk
A small, battered piece of copper alloy found 50 years ago outside the Roman fort at Inveresk, near Musselburgh, may…
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Explore the Roman Army in Scotland
The soldiers who invaded, built and occupied Roman Scotland For more than a century, Roman armies repeatedly marched into Scotland.…
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Roman Fortlets in Scotland
Small posts with an important role Between the large Roman forts were much smaller military installations known today as fortlets.…
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Roman Camps in Scotland
Their uses, sizes, layouts and dates Roman temporary camps survive across Scotland as earthworks, buried ditches and cropmarks. They record…
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Roman Legions in Scotland
The heavy infantry behind Rome’s invasions and frontier building The legions formed the core of the Roman army. A legion…
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Auxiliary Units in Roman Scotland
The soldiers who came from across the Empire The Roman army in Scotland was not made up simply of legionaries.…
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A Roman Centurion’s Kit
A Roman centurion carried a variety of equipment while campaigning. Here are some of the key items: Weapons: Gladius: A…
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Ninth legion’s ‘lost battle’ found, claims Roman expert – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dl99d69x9o#webview=1
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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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Roman Centurion
The Roman Centurion was very well protected with metal armour, a shield and a helmet to protect the face. The…
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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…
