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Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier

Archaeologist Dr Fraser Hunter looks back on three centuries of contact and conflict with Scotland's Roman invaders, a story of a superpower pitted against tribesmen and warlords.

Were the ancient Scottish tribes too much for the Roman Empire? Or was Scotland simply not worth conquering? Archaeologist Dr Fraser Hunter looks back on three centuries of contact and conflict with Scotland’s Roman invaders. The first Tay Bridge, the first depiction of tartan and forgotten Roman camps that once held thirty-five thousand men. A story of a superpower pitted against tribesmen and warlords, and one with fascinating modern parallels.

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58 minutes

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Executive ProducerNeil McDonald
WriterAndy Twaddle
DirectorAndy Twaddle

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