The Antonine Wall in Scotland (en)

The Antonine Wall in Scotland is the northernmost frontier monument of the Roman Empire. In 2008 this archaeological monument became UNESCO World Heritage Site. This video was created 2007 within the framework of the European project "Frontiers of the Roman Empire" (Culture 2000 program). Author: Boundary Productions.

[@starkiss77]

Fascinating historical heritage. Funny 2000 years later and we can still view where the wall was. What will be left of us in 2000 years I wonder.

[@laurahall2710]

Scotsman in space

[@JoeMama-vj8es]

That first curator really loves history, you can see it in his face. I was sorry to hear of his passing.

[@ka-boom2083]

He die? What name?

[@LegioXXVV]

The Antonine Wall was never the Northern most Roman frontier in Britannia. That would be the Gask Ridge system combined with the Highland and Strathmore systems. They were in place over 60 years before the Antonine wall system.

[@mrcool2457]

Fabulous.

[@paulm749]

8:42 Let's not minimize the fact that Scotland would later become part of another great, world-spanning empire.

[@CroakandCrow]

04:06 a picture says a thousand words

[@fishfinger6669]

Ok....?

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

I think you'll find Scotland wasn't part of the Roman empire... 25 years doesn't mean we were part of it...!!
They came... They saw... The ran back...!

[@johnmaclagan2263]

@Stuart Donnelly The myth of Mons Graupias eh, the Romans were bawbags

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

Anyone can say what they like, have what ever theory the want...but the Fact is....it was safer for the slave loving Romans to build a wall and stand behind it... they did have trading posts in Ireland though. I've been to one north of Dublin..called Drumanagh ..theres a few others too. But Ireland had nothing of worth apart from slaves.

[@laurahall2710]

They came, they saw, they ran back to their mammies

[@sandraleiva1633]

Your propaganda is hilarious.

[@christostheocharides4689]

Waste of money for Roman state i believe.

[@MrChickenTV]

The entirety of england never made a profit for rome

[@laurahall2710]

@@MrChickenTV just a notch on Rome 's bedpost

[@DavidFraser007]

Nope, Scotland wasn't part of the Roman Empire, a small part of Scotland was occupied for a short amount of time. It's quite obvious the Caledonians and the Pict were far too organised to allow that.

[@rockyrakovica603]

No it was just non profitable to chase scots around that's why they stayed out in general

[@DavidFraser007]

@@rockyrakovica603 No, that's nonsense, the trade in slaves alone would have made it profitable. Pictland, which covers the east and north east Scotland was quite advanced in it's farming techniques, both in animal husbandry and crop growing. Gold mining was also taking place, just to the north of Antonines Wall. As I said, there was a well organised defence and it resulted in the Roman Empire being kept away.

[@taggershine]

oooo, wrong at the very end their honey. Scotland was never a part of the Roman Empire. They never took it, that's why Hadrian's wall existed and later, the Antonine "wall".

[@chikenliken9897]

George Morrison what actually happened was that the Romans conquered into Scotland and built the Antonine wall, but the Picts forced them to fall back and leave Scotland. They then built Hadrian’s wall, which was a lot more successful in its fortification.
EDIT: I wrote this comment at 13 years old so sorry for the misinformation. The Antonine wall was built after hadrians wall however from what I remember the Romans only had really firm control over Britannia below hadrians wall

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

@@chikenliken9897 25 years isn't anything more than an invasion..that they lost.!

[@christostheocharides4689]

@@chikenliken9897 Antonine's wall was built after Handrians wall.

[@punklockets1563]

@@christostheocharides4689 The Antonine wall was built after Hadrians wall. I live right next to The Antonine wall.

[@christostheocharides4689]

@@punklockets1563 Thats literally what i said lmao

[@nothingtospiffy1104]

glory to Rome!

[@richardlongues4695]

Feck the romans !!

[@richardlongues4695]

Glory to the Picts, the last of the free !!

[@unknownw928]

Up the FIFERS use built the wall for a reason u shite bags

[@theanimalkeaper]

Cause us Scots were just a wee bit too much for the Romans

[@sandraleiva1633]

That's not true. There wasn't anything worth getting north of the wall same as today.

[@drrd4127]

@@sandraleiva1633 Then why did they even bother going as far up as North Lanarkshire! Makes no sense! Why bother going that far up in the first place?

[@scarmenl]

And how many people were had their land stolen and were put off their land for the this boondoggle!?