People – Romans in Scotland

Valerius Nigrinus

Here’s the Valerius Nigrinus you can actually pin down in Britain: Why it matters:This single stone shows a Tungrian cavalryman

Gaius Arrius Domitianus is securely attested only in Scotland, at Newstead/Trimontium (Scottish Borders), where he turns up four times as

Here’s the man, straight from the stone: Who: Nectovelius, son of Vindex (Nectovelius f(ilius) Vindicis). What: a funerary inscription (tombstone)

Here’s what we can say securely about Lucius Minthonius Tertullus—and about where the Minthonius name shows up more widely. Attestations

A tombstone from Shirva near Auchendavy commemorates Flavius Lucianus, a miles of Legio II Augusta. Latin text (very brief): “D(is)

Marcus Cocceius Firmus was a centurion of Legio II Augusta. He’s best known from a cluster of altars he personally

Here are attested inscriptions for people named Marcus Ulpius Januarius / M. Ulpius Ianuarius, grouped by (Roman) province. I’ve included

To the god Silvanus Lucius Tanicius Verus, prefect, gladly, willingly, and deservedly fulfilled his vow. This man may have been

This person served at Castlehill Roman Fort, north of Glasgow. The family name Pisentius is rare but clusters strongly in

At Ardoch in Perthshire, the following gravestone was found. Gravestone of SalamanesDM SALAMAN VIX AN XV SALMANES POSVIT To the