Auxiliary – Romans in Scotland

Countries that Invaded Scotland

When the Romans conquered a country the people of that country had to pay taxes and contribute soldiers. These soldiers

The Usippi 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

Detailed below are the units that served in Scotland from all over the Roman Empire Agricola Invasion (Flavian Period) There

The 6th Cohort of Nervians came from Belgium around the Brussels area and served on the Antonine Wall at Roughcastle.

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 dates around the year 80 found at Ardoch

The First Cohort of Vardullians was a 1000-strong auxiliary unit from Basque Spain stationed at Castlecary Fort on the Antonine