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Roman Period

Roman Fleet Circumnavigates Britain 83-84 AD

83–84
Scotland
Also known as: Roman fleet around Scotland · Agricola naval expedition
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Naval Engagement
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
None engaged
Forces
Opposition: None engaged.
VS
Victor
Rome
Forces
Rome: c.40-50 warships
Outcome
Roman fleet completed first known circumnavigation of Britain; Orkney chiefs submitted; fleet wintered
The Battle

History & Significance

The Roman fleet circumnavigation of Britain under Agricola demonstrated Roman naval supremacy and proved Britain was an island, an achievement recorded by Tacitus as matching a great conquest.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Roman Fleet Circumnavigates Britain 83-84 AD

Dun Mor,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
Dun Fhamhair,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 miles
Windhill,standing stone N of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.7 miles
Windhill,standing stone NNE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.8 miles
Castle Hill,henge
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.8 miles
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