Tag: Cramond
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Lucius Minthonius Tertullus
Here’s what we can say securely about Lucius Minthonius Tertullus—and about where the Minthonius name shows up more widely. Attestations…
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Second Cohort of Tungrians
This unit from Belgium was stationed at various forts on the Antonine Wall, including Cramond Fort near Edinburgh and Birrens…
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First Cohort of Tungrians
This unit was stationed at Cramond from 142 AD. It was stationed before that at Vindolanda on Hadrian’s Wall until…
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Fifth Cohort of Gauls
This French unit of 120 cavalrymen and 480 infantry came to Cramond Fort after 142 AD and was then subsequently…
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Bodies Found in Roman Latrine at Cramond
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-60861932.amp A facial reconstruction has been made as shown below.
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The Tungrians – Belgium
The Tungrians were from modern-day Belgium. There were three units that served as auxiliary units from Agricola’s time. First Cohort…
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Dere Street Roman Road | Historic Environment Scotland | HES
Walk in the footsteps of Roman soldiers on the empire’s main road through the south of Scotland. Source: Dere Street…
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Cramond lioness
In 1997, ferryman Robert Graham unearthed a sandstone sculpture from the mud of the River Almond, Cramond, Edinburgh. It turned…
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Cramond Roman Fort
Cramond is an amazing fort which had Visit Cramond Roman Fort 📍 Location: Cramond, Edinburgh 👁 What survives: Parts of…