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Roman Period

Caracalla Campaign in Scotland 211 AD

211
Scotland
Also known as: Caracalla Scottish expedition · Final Roman push into Scotland
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Maeatae and Caledonian tribes
Forces
Maeatae/Caledonians c. 5,000–12,000
VS
Victor
Rome (Caracalla)
Forces
Romans (Caracalla) c. 10,000–20,000
Outcome
Caracalla concluded peace treaties with northern tribes after Severus death; withdrew to Eboracum (York); paid tribes subsidy
The Battle

History & Significance

Caracalla abandoned the Scottish campaigns after his father died at York, negotiating a subsidised peace with the Maeatae and Caledonians that held the frontier for a generation.

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Scheduled Monuments near Caracalla Campaign in Scotland 211 AD

Braehead of Tullich, souterrain 380m SE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.4 miles
Tullich Church, church burial ground and carved stones, 100m ESE of Tullich Cottages
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~4.5 miles
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