This stone altar from Newcastle has a very distinctive carving from 2000 years ago. It reads " To Neptune the Sixth Legion Victrix Pia Fidelis" This carving is not found elsewhere but on a recent visit to Nantes was found on a Wallace Fountain. These fountains are all over France and set-up by Richard Wallace to allow the poor to get fresh water.

Here’s the Valerius Nigrinus you can actually pin down in Britain: Who? A Roman auxiliary cavalryman named Valerius Nigrinus, recorded on a sandstone altar. He identifies himself as a duplicarius (a double-pay sub-officer in a cavalry turma, effectively the deputy to the decurio). (Roman Inscriptions of Britain) Unit: ala I Tungrorum (a cavalry regiment recruited from the Tungri of the Lower Rhine).

This person served at Castlehill Roman Fort, north of Glasgow. The family name Pisentius is rare but clusters strongly in central Italy (Etruria/Umbria), with attestations at Rome (Praetorians). It is likely that this person came from the Pisa area of Italy Here are attested epigraphic occurrences of the nomen Pisentius (masc.)—grouped by province/region and keyed to standard refs: Britannia (Scotland, Antonine Wall – Castlehill)

At Ardoch in Perthshire the following gravestone was found. Gravestone of SalamanesDM SALAMAN VIX AN XV SALMANES POSVIT To the spirits of the departed. Salamanes lived fifteen years. Salamanes put (this) up.This gravestone was dedicated by a father to his son. Since the name is Semitic it is possible that he travelled to Scotland from the Middle East nearly two thousand years ago.

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Here's a concise list of the timeline of significant events in the history of the Roman Empire: 753 BC - Founding of Rome: The legendary foundation by Romulus. 509 BC - Roman Republic: The overthrow of the Roman monarchy and establishment of the republic. 27 BC - Roman Empire Begins: Augustus Caesar becomes the first Roman Emperor, marking the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Imperial era.

Morning: It's really cold when I wake up in our wooden house inside the fort. We get up when it's still a bit dark, and the air is so chilly that you can see your breath when you talk! We all stand together while our leader counts us to make sure everyone is here and ready for the day.

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago in a place that would one day become the city of Rome, there were twin brothers named Romulus and Remus. These twins were not ordinary boys; they were the sons of Mars, the god of war, but they were raised by a kind and gentle wolf! When Romulus and Remus were just babies, they were left all alone by the Tiber river.

It was carved by Roman hands during one of the empire’s excursions to Caledonia, and survived the tests of time long after the legions were lost…

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I was wandering round my local heritage centre today when I saw a carving on the floor. It was upside down but I immediately recognised it – the lost eagle of Ingliston. For some time I have …

Roman toilets were communal and going there was a sit-down social activity. In Scotland, the toilets were all attached to military forts. In the Roman Empire toilets were lavishly decorated. Mumril…

There were no huge above-ground aqueducts in Scotland – the longest occupation during the 300 years of military action was 20 years during the Antonine Wall period. But forts had piped water suppli…

There is one confirmed amphitheatre in Scotland, and two are possible. Many Roman forts had an oval enclosed area for entertainment, exercising horses and combat. These were normally built of wood …

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