Septimius Severus 208AD – Romans in Scotland

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…

A Roman bathhouse was discovered in 2017, on a site based within the grounds of Carlisle Cricket Club in Stanwix.…

This friendly volunteer-run local museum provides a useful introduction to the history of Abernethy and the lower Tay. For visitors…

In AD 208, the emperor Septimius Severus arrived in Britain with his family and a major military force. The campaigns…

The article Scotland’s Oldest Bridges describes the possible location of the Septimius Severus Bridge and gives access to a map-based…

Team finds hundreds of unusual round buildings likely to have housed natives seen as traitors by tribes in Scotland during…

A BBC Bitesize resource introduces Severus’s northern campaigns for second-level learners.

This tombstone was found next to Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields and is for a woman born in St Albans…

This Black History Month, uncover the life of Septimius Severus, Rome’s first African Emperor, and find out about his time…

Carpow was a large fortress, covering 11 ha (27.5 acres) on the banks of the Tay near Abernethy. It was…

Just north-east of Braco, Ardoch Roman Fort offers something rare in Scotland: Roman defences that still make an immediate impression…

Flavian period temporary camp. Emperor Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla led an army of over 30,000 men north of…

In 1997, ferryman Robert Graham unearthed a sandstone sculpture from the mud of the River Almond, Cramond, Edinburgh. It turned…

Cramond is an amazing fort which had Visit Cramond Roman Fort 📍 Location: Cramond, Edinburgh 👁 What survives: Parts of…