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Roman Period

Antonine Wall Construction Campaign 142-143 AD

142–143
Stirling, Scotland
Also known as: Lollius Urbicus advances to Forth-Clyde · Roman reoccupation of Scotland 142 AD
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Stirling, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Caledonian tribes
Forces
Caledonian tribes c. 5,000–10,000.
VS
Victor
Rome (Quintus Lollius Urbicus)
Forces
Romans c. 12,000–18,000 legionaries/auxiliaries
Outcome
Roman forces pushed north; Antonine Wall constructed across the Forth-Clyde isthmus; distance slabs record construction
The Battle

History & Significance

The Antonine advance under Lollius Urbicus pushed the Roman frontier 160 km north of Hadrian Wall, creating the most northerly permanent frontier Rome ever established.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Antonine Wall Construction Campaign 142-143 AD

Stirling, town wall & bastion & Port Street Bastion at 44 Bastion Wynd
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Cambuskenneth Abbey, Cambuskenneth
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Stirling, Mar's Wark, uncompleted residence
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Stirling,Argyll Lodging,house
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Stirling, Royal Gardens including King's Knot
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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