Women – Romans in Scotland

Flavia Baetica – a Spanish wife

A Roman tombstone (RIB 2115) from Birrens (ancient Blatobulgium) memorialises Afutianus, son of Bassus, centurion of the Second Cohort of Tungrians,…

Executive Summary. Claudia Severa (fl. AD 97–105) was a Roman British woman known from ink-on-wood letters unearthed at the fort of…

Vibia Pacata is said to be a North African wife of a centurion and is named on a tombstone near…

An amphora of olive oil was found with the name Julia scratched on it at Strageath Roman Fort from the…

Julia Domna (c. 160–170 – 217 CE) was born at Emesa, modern Homs in Syria. She was far more than…

There are some Roman women mentioned in Scotland. Centurions brought their families to Scotland or married into the local population.…

Liv Free demonstrates a Roman-inspired hairstyle and make-up using modern tools and products.

A longer recording from the Antonine Wall channel invites viewers to explore women’s place in the frontier’s story.