Two archaeologists from Manchester University have been busy excavating Roman forts in Scotland. A Sunday Times article, How we really loved the Romans, talks about their discoveries:
Posted on October 27, 2002 10:53 PM. Filed under: history & archaeology.The enduring myth that the Romans left the 'barbarians' of Scotland untouched during their conquest of the rest of the British Isles has been shattered by a new archaeological find. Not only did they settle in Scotland for around 15 years in the first century AD ... they even got our ancestors to swap their beer and lard for wine and olive oil.