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Scotland during the Roman Empire refers to the protohistorical period during which the Roman Empire interacted within the area of modern Scotland. Despite sporadic attempts at conquest and government between the first and fourth centuries AD, most of modern Scotland, inhabited by the Caledonians and the Maeatae , was not incorporated into the ...
For almost 400 years, much of what is now Scotland was either inside the empire or an uncomfortably close neighbour. Roman armies campaigned as far north as the Moray Firth. The Roman fleet sailed around Scotland and reached Orkney.
For almost 400 years, much of what is now Scotland was either inside the empire or an uncomfortably close neighbour. These pages explore the people of Roman Scotland, from the soldiers who came here from all over the empire, to their families, and the traders and craftworkers who lived off them.
Romans in Scotland: major archaeological sites. Archaeological finds from Rome's invasions of Scotland can be found throughout the country, from the Solway Firth to Shetland. The most prominent sites, however, are in southern Scotland, including Trimontium, the Antonine Wall and Traprain Law.
The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as the Antonine Wall. North of this was Caledonia, inhabited by the Picti, whose uprisings forced Rome's legions back to Hadrian's Wall.
The Romans in Scotland. In AD 79 Agricola, the Roman governor of Britannia, sent a fleet to survey Scotland's coast. As Agricola advanced, conquering southern Scotland by AD 83, the Caledonian...
14 maj 2023 · Exploring the legacy of the Romans in Scotland from the air. It is a commonly-held view that the Romans did not spend a long time in Scotland or have much interest in it - but new research...
