Primus Pilus Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Ancient coins have been found on a beach in the Western Isles giving new clues to the far reaching influence of the Roman Empire. Archaeologists believe the pieces of copper alloy date from the middle of the 4th Century. They were found in a sand dune, but the location in the Uists has been kept secret to protect the site... BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Caelius Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Stupid question: Where are the Western Isles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Stupid question: Where are the Western Isles? The Hebrides? Roman coins in the Hebrides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Well that would not be so surprising, it could be the result of secondary transfer ( that is inter-barbarian exchanges, be it commercial or social gifts ) or pillages or the roman areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 The Roman historian Tacitus, in his book chronicling the life of his father-in-law, Agricola, was describing how the Romans know that Britain (which Agricola was commander of) was an Island. He talks of how a Roman ship circumnavigated Britain, and discovered the Orkney Islands. He says the ship's crew even sighted Thule (The Shetland Isles), but their orders were not to go there and explore, as winter was at hand. If they really did circumnavigate Britain then they must have surely seen the Western Isles as well, so there's every chance that the Romans could have set foot on the Hebrides long before the 4th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 "MSPs called to support Roman wall" in the same link, and if you follow it: "Roman soldiers descended on the Scottish Parliament to encourage MSPs to back an application for the Antonine Wall to gain World Heritage Status." Interesting, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 "MSPs called to support Roman wall" in the same link, and if you follow it:"Roman soldiers descended on the Scottish Parliament to encourage MSPs to back an application for the Antonine Wall to gain World Heritage Status." Interesting, isn't it? The bid to get the Antonine Wall recognized as a World Heritage site has been on going since 2003 and the final decision isn't going to be made until around 2010! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Well that would not be so surprising, it could be the result of secondary transfer ( that is inter-barbarian exchanges, be it commercial or social gifts ) or pillages or the roman areas. An interesting secondary - or even tertiary - transfer I came across recently was a silver coin of Trajan, found in an archaeological context from a second century site near Tampere, Finland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 "MSPs called to support Roman wall" in the same link, and if you follow it:"Roman soldiers descended on the Scottish Parliament to encourage MSPs to back an application for the Antonine Wall to gain World Heritage Status." Interesting, isn't it? The bid to get the Antonine Wall recognized as a World Heritage site has been on going since 2003 and the final decision isn't going to be made until around 2010! Well the decision has now been made and the Antonine Wall has been included as an expansion of the existing transboundary 'Roman Frontier' Workld Heritage site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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