Quick watch – Romans in Scotland

The Inveresk Mithras altars: a museum video

A short National Museums Scotland film introduces remarkable carved altars from Inveresk.

The Trimontium Trust introduces the Roman fort beneath the Eildon Hills.

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

A live-action reconstruction imagines the experience of soldiers serving in a Roman frontier watchtower.

Explore Ardoch’s remarkable earthworks with Tristan Hughes, Rebecca Jones and Andrew Tibbs.

An accessible animated introduction to the soldiers who served in Rome’s legions.

Meet a reconstructed Roman soldier and take a closer look at his armour, weapons and equipment.

Follow a visual account of Agricola’s northern campaigns and the advance towards Mons Graupius.

Follow a visual account of Agricola’s northern campaigns and the advance towards Mons Graupius.

The Autonomous Reenactor Collective introduces cavalry serving alongside Rome’s legionaries.

Watch re-enactors demonstrate the construction of a Roman military ditch and wall.

Meet a leader of resistance to Rome in this short introduction to Britain’s early conquest period.

A University of Glasgow video introduces Scotland’s Roman frontier.

Fergus Sutherland explores how Roman soldiers were dressed and trained.

Adrian Cox and Fergus Sutherland look at the Antonine Wall and the remains that can still be seen.

Fergus Sutherland introduces the Roman presence in Scotland in the opening instalment of this five-part television series.

Fergus Sutherland considers the traces of Rome that remain in Scotland in the final instalment.

Fergus Sutherland and Adrian Cox visit Bearsden to explore the frontier and the lives of its soldiers.