TO most passers-by it looks little more than a weathered boulder lying forlorn on the side of a farm lane in East Lothian.
The faint markings etched on its sides are barely distinguishable, and to the untrained eye look like nothing more than graffiti scratches. for more click here
The lands occupied by Celtic peoples, whose existence can be traced over more than 25 centuries, were vast. Celts occupied land in modern day Eastern Europe, Greece, Spain, Northern Italy, Western Europe, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Celtic people have mystified anthropologists and historians for generations. They were a non literate culture whose history and literature was preserved through oral tradition. The only written records of their civilization are the texts left by classical authors, the first of which appear circa 500 BCE. These accounts, inaccurate as they may be, are important in that they demonstrate that the Celts came into cultural contact, and sometimes competition, with the Greeks as well as the Romans. for more click here
So if you’ve got relatives who were sent down (under), you’ll be amazed at what you could discover. Take John ‘Red’ Kelly. An Irishman, Red was sent Tasmania for the crime of stealing two pigs. After serving his time, he settled in Victoria, married and in 1855 had a son named Edward (although you probably know him better as Ned Kelly – Australia’s most infamous bush ranger).
Nowhere does the Roman talent for organization show itself so clearly as in its army. The story of the Roman army is an extensive one. for more click here
The Roman fortification, whether it was a temporary overnight camp in enemy territory, an auxilliary outpost fort set to guard a strategic location, or a large fortress to garrison the might of the Roman legions, all were posessed of an internal layout which almost invariably followed the same basic pattern. for more click here
The largest Roman fortresses, ranging in size from 10 to 20 or more hectares, and could hold a full legion. Medium-sized forts, 1-3 hectares, were manned by a cohort or so of auxilliary troops while the smaller fortlets could accommodate 1 or 2 centuries. for more click here
Forty years after the Emperor Claudius conquered southern Britain in 43 CE, the Roman governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola led a force of 20,000 troops northwards into the country known by the Romans as Caledonia, subduing local tribes, laying roads and building fortifications as they went. As recorded by Agricola’s son-in-law and biographer, Tacitus. for more click here
A TREASURE trove of Scottish history is set to be housed on Edinburgh’s Waterfront creating a major new tourist attraction for the Capital.
Around 100,000 people a year are expected to visit the new centre which will bring the nation’s history to life. for more click here
The Lord High Admiral of Scotland was one of the Great Offices of State of Scotland before the Union with England in 1707. for more click here
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