A distinctly space-filling piece in the Scotsman today on why the Romans didn't conquer Scotland. It reads like a sub-par sixth form essay. It is worth having a look at, primarily for the language of the headline. The use of "couldn't" rather than "didn't" smacks of modern politic sentiment.
The decision to pull resources from Scotland may well have been made on a “last in, first out” basis but other reasons have been long debated.
There is no mention of the Severan invasions, or indeed of the fourth century campaigns. A great deal of work has been done on that subject in the past few years. In the journalist's favour, she did at least put in a call to David Breeze.
The full story can be read here, but much better to read David Breeze's "Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?" Proc Soc Antiq Scot 118 (1988), pp3-22.
The decision to pull resources from Scotland may well have been made on a “last in, first out” basis but other reasons have been long debated.
Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/why-couldn-t-the-romans-hold-and-conquer-scotland-1-4195446
The decision to pull resources from Scotland may well have been made on a “last in, first out” basis but other reasons have been long debated.
Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/why-couldn-t-the-romans-hold-and-conquer-scotland-1-4195446
The decision to pull resources from Scotland may well have been made on a “last in, first out” basis but other reasons have been long debated.
Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/why-couldn-t-the-romans-hold-and-conquer-scotland-1-4195446
The decision to pull resources from Scotland may well have been made on a “last in, first out” basis but other reasons have been long debated.
Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/why-couldn-t-the-romans-hold-and-conquer-scotland-1-4195446
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