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The Ravenna Cosmography utilises a third- or fourth-century Roman map and identifies four loci (meeting places, possibly markets) in southern Scotland. Locus Maponi is possibly the Lochmaben Stone near modern Gretna which continued to be used as a muster point well into the historic period.
Content. Title: Scotland in Roman times. Pagination: 1 map ; col. 58 x 72 cm., folded to 21 x 15 cm. Shelfmark: Map.m.399.7. Zoom Into Map: Click on the map to view in greater detail.
With a combination of scouts, punitive raids, and diplomatic activities, the Roman world stayed involved in Caledonia until the Roman Empire crumbled in the fifth century. These relations with Rome were a key part of the early history of Scotland.
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. It also looks at the local people and their reaction to this invasion.
Historic map - Scotland in Roman times. by , published in 1939, part of the Maps of Scotland, 1560-1928 maps.
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. Since AD 43 the Romans had conquered southern England and bloodily suppressed Boudicca’s rising. However, the fierce Caledonians tribes had decided they were not going to be subject to Rome rule, even if it meant that they had to make a fight of it! Ben Johnson. 6 min read.
