Tag: Caledonians
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The Maeatae
All mentions of the Maeatae come from the 3rd-century Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio’s Roman History (specifically Books 76 and…
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Caledonian man in Santo Tomé, a municipality of Jaén, Spain
Quinto Fulvio, Caledonis filio, Sergia (tribu) … Gaius Flaminius … posuit. Translation “For Quintus Fulvius, son of a Caledonian, of…
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Caledonian Women in Austria
A tombstone in Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria, near the Danube, records two Caledonian women. The Latin inscription is Mari[a(?)] Caledonia a[n(norum)] LXet…
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A Caledonian in Austria
Found in Austria in 1902, the Latin on this stone says “.rutius Caledo(nis) … an(norum) LX, hic situs est. Vasso…
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Lost Roman Eagle Found in Corstorphine
I was wandering round my local heritage centre today when I saw a carving on the floor. It was upside…
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Caledonian Maeatae Versus Septimius Severus
In 200 AD, the tribes had merged into two main groups. There are two principal races of the Britons, the…
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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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Scotland in pre-Roman times
Before 70 AD, Scotland’s Iron Age communities lived in a wide variety of settlements, including roundhouses, enclosed settlements and, in…
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Did Agricola destroy a Caledonian metalworking site
A metal-working site uncovered in Moray may have helped arm Caledonian tribes against the Romans before being burned down by…
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Atlas of Hillforts in Britain and Ireland
The following site has an atlas of hill forts in the UK and in Scotland showing where hillforts might have…
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What languages did people speak?
During Roman times writers documented that Scotland had Picts and Caledonians who were divided into tribal groups. In ancient times…
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Romano British Troops Across the Roman Empire
As a condition of capitulation to the Romans British tribes would be asked to contribute auxiliary soldiers to fight in…
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Caledonians to Picts – Cradle of Scotland
This site provides evidence of the native settlements during the time the Romans were on the Gask Ridge. Source: Caledonians…
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Roman Gask Ridge Watchtowers
The Gask Ridge watchtower frontier system is the earliest Roman land frontier in the world, built in the late 70s…
