Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?

David Breeze

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Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?

David Breeze (Author)

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17th Century

Abstract

Examines five possible reasons ranging from the character of the Highlands and its people to problems elsewhere in the empire, and concludes that a balance of imperial politics and the local situation explains the failure to conquer Scotland. A R

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30-11-1989

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Breeze, D. (1989). Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 118, 3-22. Retrieved from http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/9319

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Vol 118 (1989)

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