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Why couldn't the Romans conquer Scotland?

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From fierce fighters of Caledonia to the mountainous terrain of the north, many reasons have been offered as to why the Romans lasted only 80 years north of the Antonine Wall. There is no doubt that the Imperial Roman Army flexed their might on Scottish soil after Agricola first sent a survey fleet in 79AD. read more

The Romans couldn't conquer Scotland because it didn't exist. The Scots were just another Celtic tribe living in Ireland when the Romans were in Britain. The Scots migrated to northern Britain after the Romans left (plus or minus a hundred years or so. read more

The Romans withdrew to a line just north of the Cheviots - the rolling hills that straddle the modern border between Scotland and England - to a position reached some 12 years earlier and men filtered east. read more

Scotland had valuable natural resources, like lead, silver and gold. The Romans could also get rich by charging the people they conquered taxes and forcing them to become slaves. But the tribes weren't about to give up their lands without a fight. read more

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