Roman Army – Page 2 – Romans in Scotland

Fifth Cohort of Gauls

This French unit of 120 cavalrymen and 480 infantry came to Cramond Fort after 142 AD and was then subsequently…

Based in York at the Legion Fortress, units from this legion helped build the Antonine Wall. Previously based in Xanten…

The Usipi were one of many cohorts raised from people along the Rhine. They mutinied in Scotland in 83 AD…

This tribe lived by the Rhine around the modern-day town of Xanten. They were adjacent to the Batavians and Tungrians…

The Gauls lived in what is now France and were conquered by 51 BC . They provided auxiliary units for…

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

In Scotland, cavalry scouts were very important to map out the terrain and gather information on clans and peoples.

Jim Walker explores the forts, camps and smaller military installations of Roman Perthshire.

The 9th (VIIII Hispania) Legion was stationed at York before the 6th Legion and came to Britain during the invasion…

The 2nd Legion Augusta was stationed in Caerleon, Wales. It helped build the Antonine Wall in 142 AD and was…

The Roman navy was the most economical and fastest means of supplying the army in Scotland. A merchant ship carrying…

Detailed below are the units that served in Scotland from all over the Roman Empire A legion is 5000 men…

1st Cohort of Nervians served at Birrens near Carlisle 6th Cohort of Nervians served at Rough Castle on the Antonine…

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Archaeologists have been left stunned after unearthing new evidence of Roman army activity in the north-east and an “unprecedented” collection of…

This cavalry regiment (ala) was formed in Gaul and named after its first commander Sebosiana. This cavalry unit of 500…

This is the tombstone of Ammonius from the first cohort of Spaniards, dated around the year 80, found at Ardoch,…

Source: Where did the soldiers living along Hadrian’s Wall come from? | Segedunum Roman Fort

The 20th “XX Valeria Victrix” Legion was stationed at Chester and was one of the four that invaded Britain in…