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Last Stand of the Ancient Scots ⚔️ Battle of Mons Graupius (83 AD) (Patreon)

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New video: The Roman Invasion of Scotland, Part II

The first installment of our mini-series on the Roman Invasion of Scotland examined the early campaigns of Agricola which led the legions into ancient Scotland, known as Caledonia. In Part II of this documentary, we cover the resistance of the Scottish tribes, culminating in the Battle of Mons Graupius in 83 AD.

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Last Stand of the Ancient Scots ⚔️ Battle of Mons Graupius (83 AD) DOCUMENTARY

History documentary on the Battle of Mons Graupius! Go to https://piavpn.com/Invicta to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months free! We continue our series on the Roman Invasion of Scotland. In part 1 we covered the early Campaigns of Agricola which led the legions into ancient Scotland, known as Caledonia. In part 2 we cover the resistance of the Scottish tribes which culminated in the Battle of Mons Graupius in 83 AD. This battle would feature a massive army of tribesmen and their war chariots led by Calgacus. Against them stood General Agricola with four legions and several cohorts of auxiliaries. Watch our episodes on the forgotten wars of history: Roman Invasion of Nubia https://youtu.be/5u6oQ6rI74Y Roman Invasion of Arabia https://youtu.be/Yz5ocjR-GXo The Great Illyrian Revolt https://youtu.be/vbvNk-K-KYU ---Timestamps--- 00:00 Intro 02:28 Context 04:02 Roman Deployment 06:15 Caledonian Deployment 07:30 Battle Begins 09:07 Fight for the Flanks 10:38 Engaging the Reserves 11:24 Fight in the Woods 12:12 Battle Ends 13:06 Aftermath 15:12 Fate of Caledonia 17:31 Conclusion ---Sources and Suggested Reading--- Primary Sources Tacitus, Agricola Cassius Dio, Roman History Secondary Sources “Mons Graupius: AD 83” by Duncan B. Campbell “Boudicca’s Rebellion: AD 60-61” by Nic Fields “Britannia: AD 43” by Nic Fields “Roman Britain: A New History” by Guy de la Bedoyere “A History of Roman Britain” by Peter Salway “Agricola: Architect of Roman Britain” by Simon Turney “The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC – AD 117” by Nic Fields “The Complete Roman Legions” by Nigel Pollard & Joanne Berry “Blood of the Provinces: The Roman Auxilia and the Making of Provincial Society from Augustus to the Severans” by Ian Haynes “The Complete Roman Army” by Adrian Goldsworthy “In The Name Of Rome: The Men Who Won The Roman Empire” by Adrian Goldsworthy ---Credits--- Research = Eric TenWolde Script = Eric TenWolde Narration = Invicta Art = Penta Limited #history #documentary #rome