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ROMAN BRITAIN
Roman England: 43 AD - 410 AD
The Romans in England
The Romans in Scotland
There
is little doubt that Caledonian tribes of Scotland would
have been well aware of the mighty reputation of the
Roman war machine. By the summer of AD 84 Agricola and
his legions had pushed deep into the Caledonian
homelands. It was at Mons Graupius (somewhere in the
Grampian Mountains, perhaps at Bennachie by Inverurie)
that the Caledonians made the fatal error of confronting
the Romans head on.......
The Romans in Wales
There was a fierce battle in
A.D. 50 at the hill fort at Hereford Beacon between the
Silures and the Roman army. Although the Silures, led by
Caractacus, lost the battle, the
Romans maintained only a brief and tenuous grip on the
native Welsh......
Roman Roads
Well-known
Roman roads include Watling Street, which ran from
London to Chester and the Fosse Way......
Hardknott
Roman Fort, Eskdale, Cumbria (The Lake District)
Surely
this must have been one of the most isolated and remote
Roman outposts in the UK.
Built between AD120 and AD138 during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, Hardknott Fort (Mediobogdum) housed a cohort of
500 men, the fourth Cohort of Dalmatians, infantry soldiers from
Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Living at 815ft above sea
level, they guarded the Roman road between Ambleside and Ravenglass
from invasion by the Scots and Brigantes...
The Antonine Wall, Scotland
- The Devils Dyke
Scotland lay on the northwest frontier of the vast
Roman Empire. It is not surprising therefore that all
surviving monuments of that time are military in nature,
including the remains of forts, towers and roads. There
is no doubt however, that the most magnificent Roman
military monument left in Scotland today is the
impressive Antonine Wall.....
Hadrian's Wall
The most prominent and important
monument left by the Romans in Britain, it spans the
width of the country.
Hadrian's Wall - World Heritage Site
Isca - the forgotten Roman fortress
Most
visitors to Britain will have heard of the two great
Roman legionary fortresses of York Eburacum and
Chester Deva but many may be unaware of the third
principal Roman military base of Caerleon or Isca.
Boudica - Britain's Warrior Queen
Britain has produced many fierce, noble
warriors down the ages who have fought to keep Britain
free, but there was one formidable lady in history whose
name will never be forgotten - Queen Boudica or
Boadicea as she is also called.
Living
History Events - Roman Britain
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of England -
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Scotland - History of Wales
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