BattlefieldsLollius Urbicus's Scottish Campaign
Roman Period

Lollius Urbicus's Scottish Campaign

142–143
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Also known as: Roman Reconquest of Southern Scotland 142-143 AD · Antonine Advance
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Southern Caledonian tribes
Forces
southern Caledonian tribes c. 4,000–8,000.
VS
Victor
Rome (Quintus Lollius Urbicus)
Forces
Romans c. 10,000–15,000 (Lollius Urbicus)
Outcome
Southern Scotland reconquered; Antonine Wall ordered; frontier pushed 100 miles north
The Battle

History & Significance

Emperor Antoninus Pius ordered his governor Lollius Urbicus to reconquer the territory between Hadrian's Wall and the Forth-Clyde isthmus. Coins were struck celebrating the victory "over the Britons." The Antonine Wall — a turf rampart 37 miles long from the Forth to the Clyde — was then constructed. This was Rome's most ambitious expansion in Britain since Agricola. The campaign probably involved significant fighting against the Votadini, Selgovae, and Damnonii tribes.

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