What we know of these forts comes from the ruins of that were left behind after the Romans left Scotland. Most Roman forts had similar features and layouts. They would have had: Housesteads Fort ...

It was ‘terrarum fine’ - the end of the world - and for around 20,000 soldiers who had marched north, crossing hills, swamps and rivers to ...

Agricola had won and even started to build huge forts in the land of ... Agricola was the Roman general who conquered much of Britain south of Scotland.. Through their trading links, the Romans ...

As Agricola advanced, conquering southern Scotland by AD 83 ... "turned to armed resistance on a large scale", attacking Roman forts and skirmishing with their legions. In a surprise night ...

A vivid tour through the route of the Roman invasion of prehistoric Scotland prompts reflections on Scotland as a colonised ...

During the second century, the Roman military abandoned some of their forts in southwestern Scotland and moved further south, but “conflict between the local Britons and Roman soldiers is likely ...

Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman artifact. The small item — possibly buried as an offering ...

Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an offering. Photo from GUARD Archaeology Sifting through the dark ...

The four name places include three forts along the Antonine ... that he was a Briton, and a Roman citizen. One place suggested for this has been southwest Scotland, which would be close to Ireland ...