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Rome's Northern Frontier - AD 70-235

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Fortress - Ancients (Up to 500 A.D.)

Last Stocked on 3/29/2024

Product Info

Title
Rome's Northern Frontier - AD 70-235
Publisher
Category
Author
Nic Fields
Publish Year
2005
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147391362
MFG. Part #
OSPFOR031
Type
Softcover
Series
FOR31

Description

When the Romans first fought against Caledonii during the reign of Agricola (AD 77-84), Agricola established a frontier along the Gask Ridge. He also consolidated the Forth-Clyde isthmus, the location at which the Romans would later build the Antonine Wall from AD 138 to 143. The following 100 years saw a cycle of advance into and retreat from Scotland, until the Romans abandoned the Antonine Wall completely. This book examines the Flavian, Antonine and Severan conquests of Scotland and the fortifications along Rome's northern frontier, and it explores the archaeological remains and places them in historical context.