Antonine Wall – Romans in Scotland

Quintus Lollius Urbicus:The African Governor

For a few years in the early AD 140s, Quintus Lollius Urbicus was probably the most powerful man in Britain.…

There are 18 known Antonine Wall distance slabs The slabs are overwhelmingly concentrated in the western half of the Wall.…

For around twenty years the northern frontier of the Roman Empire ran across central Scotland along the Antonine Wall. Then,…

A small but important archaeological discovery was made in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, during investigations carried out in 2017 in the…

The academic article “They think it’s all over. The face of victory on the British frontier” by David J. Breeze…

Iain Ferris introduces his forthcoming book, a study of the role of images and art in the northern regions of…

Just discovered these two comics – very entertaining and educational.

Browse the Antonine Wall’s Vimeo collection for recordings about the frontier.

The Antonine Wall was built of turf on the orders of Antoninus Pius. This was intended to secure southern Scotland…

Scholarly article on boundaries across the Roman Empire.

Archaeopress make this volume available via openaccess which means you can read it for free if for personal use. It’s…

The National Museum of Scotland is the essential museum for understanding Rome’s campaigns, frontiers and encounters with the peoples of…

Kinneil Museum occupies a former coach house within Kinneil Estate, close to the Antonine Wall and the remains of Kinneil…

High above the Kelvin valley, Croy Hill preserves one of the most intriguing sections of the Antonine Wall. The fort…

Visit Balmuildy Roman Fort 📍 Location: Balmuildy, East Dunbartonshire 👁 What survives: The fort survives mainly as archaeological remains, with…

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

Visit Castlehill Roman Fort 📍 Location: Castlehill, near Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire 👁 What survives: The fort survives mainly as buried…

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

An introduction to the frontier and the project helping communities rediscover it.

Travel along the Antonine Wall through a filmed tour of its earthworks, forts, bathhouse and museum collections.