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Julius Verus and the Abandonment of Antonine Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

W.S. Hanson  and
D.J. Breeze
W.S. Hanson
Affiliation:
Archaeology, School of Humanities, University of Glasgowwilliam.hanson@glasgow.ac.uk
D.J. Breeze
Affiliation:
Edinburghdavidbreeze@hotmail.co.uk
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Abstract

The abandonment of the Roman occupation of Scotland in the governorship of Julius Verus is seen as deliberate, ordered and, so far as we can see, peaceful. It is argued that the withdrawal is linked to an ongoing shortage of military manpower in Britain, brought to a head by the transfer in a.d. 158 of legionary vexillations to the German provinces (attested by RIB 1322) to assist with the reconfiguration of the frontier there.

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Julius Veruswithdrawal from Antonine ScotlandRoman manpower shortageAntonine frontier in Germany
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Britannia , Volume 51 , November 2020 , pp. 323 - 330
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Copyright © The Authors, 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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