The mysterious Attacotti are mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus as one of the three peoples who attacked Britain in 367. St Jerome memorably wrote that he had seen Attacotti in Gaul eating human flesh. Their origin is debated — the Hebrides or Ireland are most likely. Interestingly, four cohorts of Attacotti appear in the Notitia Dignitatum serving as Roman auxiliary units, suggesting they were recruited — perhaps as prisoners-of-war — into Roman service.
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