During this period many of the Scottish ... just not as much as they did in England and Wales. Scotland was never a part of the Roman Empire and it had no long-lasting Roman settlements or cities.

Some researchers believe it was a trade item or a gift, while others suggest it may have been taken in battle as a trophy during ... the Roman Empire’s influence in Scotland was weakening.

They were often built along the borders of the Roman Empire to help defend it. ANITA: The Romans in Scotland; life in a Roman fort. Hello, my name’s Anita, my mum's a history professor and my ...

During a recent excavation undertaken ... an Iron Age settlement dating to a period when southern Scotland had slipped from the grasp of the Roman Empire was uncovered. Likely the dwelling ...

Metal nails almost 2000 years old, which were left by the Romans at a Perthshire outpost of the empire ... immediate Roman expansion in the area, the long-term effects on Scotland’s history ...