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The web series Caledonia and associated novel is a supernatural police drama that takes place in Glasgow, Scotland. [12] [13] Ptolemy's account in his Geography also referred to the Caledonia Silva, an idea still recalled in the modern expression "Caledonian Forest", although the woods are much reduced in size since Roman times. [14] [note 1]
The cause of Severus' invasion of Caledonia (modern day Scotland) was a massive increase in raids and attacks on Roman Britain. This was possible because in 195 Clodius Albinus , the Roman Governor of Britain, had led most of the British legions into Gaul during his revolt against Severus.
The Caledonians (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ən z /; Latin: Caledones or Caledonii; Ancient Greek: Καληδῶνες, Kalēdōnes) or the Caledonian Confederacy were a Brittonic-speaking tribal confederacy in what is now Scotland during the Iron Age and Roman eras. The Greek form of the tribal name gave rise to the name Caledonia for
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 Roman Empire with Roman control over the area ...
Map showing possible Roman sites Muiryfold was one of the Roman fortifications built by Septimius Severus in northern Caledonia (modern-day Scotland ). The site is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Keith in Moray .
A map of Newecastle (sic), drawn in 1610 by William Matthew, describes it as "Severus' Wall", mistakenly giving it the name ascribed by Bede to the Vallum. Matthew's maps for Cumberland and Northumberland show the wall as a major feature and are ornamented with drawings of Roman finds together with (in the case of the Cumberland map) a ...
The Battle of Mons Graupius was, according to Tacitus, a Roman military victory in what is now Scotland, taking place in AD 83 or, less probably, 84. The exact location of the battle is a matter of debate. Historians have long questioned some details of Tacitus's account of the fight, suggesting that he exaggerated Roman success.
The inventory was published for consultation in December 2010 by Historic Scotland, an agency of the Scottish Government, [1] and launched as the Inventory in May 2011. [2] Seventeen sites were included in the first phase of the inventory, with a number of other sites under consideration for inclusion at a later date. [ 3 ]