New Open Access E-book: Roman Camps in Scotland

As a northern frontier zone, subject to repeated incursions by the Roman army, Scotland possesses a wide range of temporary Roman military camps.

First published in 2011, Roman Camps in Scotland discusses the field evidence & Roman army campaigns, with each of the camps described & illustrated in a gazetteer.

https://www.socantscot.org/news/new-open-access-e-book-roman-camps-in-scotland/

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At last we have them all well fooled, well tamed;
they use our baths and lard themselves with oil,
truss up their souls and bodies in the toga…

—William Neill (1922–2010), “Despatches Home”
from DESPATCHES HOME (Reprographia, 1972)

A poem for the Ides o fMarch

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #Roman #RomanBritain #IdesofMarch