Bronze Age & Iron Age

Although people had already been living in Scotland for thousands of years, the recorded history of Scotland really begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century. At this time, 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. As Rome finally withdrew from Britain, Gaelic raiders called the Scoti began colonising Western Scotland and Wales.

Timeline

79       Roman Conquest of north Britain
84       Romans defeat Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius.
122     Romans construct Hadrian's Wall.
126     Disappearance of the Ninth Legion.
143     Romans construct the Antonine Wall.
196     Maeatae overrun Hadrian's Wall.
350     Birth of Saint Ninian
360     Picts and Scots invade across Hadrians wall
407     Roman legions withdrawn from Britain

Find a group from this time period:

Roman Tales
Interactive learning at it's best An amazing, original one-man performance with you as the extras in a fantastic, hilarious, educating
Swords of Dalriada
The Swords of Dalriada (pronounced 'Dal-ree-adda'), a Scottish historical re-enactment group based in Ayrshire, who perform all over Scotland (and
The Antonine Guard
The Antonine Guard is a registered Scottish charity, founded in 1996 to promote awareness of Scotland's Roman heritage. At events
The Rhynie Wifies
The Rhynie Wifies have many decades of experience (not to put too fine a point on it) in Iron Age
The Vikings
The Vikings Founded in 1971 are the premier society presenting re-enactments of the Viking Age. While the Society portrays Dark
Wordsmithcrafts
Wordsmithcrafts seeks to enable people to access their past and by doing this better understand their present situation and hope

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