John Reid has had a lifelong fascination with Roman Scotland. He co-directed the Burnswark Project in Dumfriesshire, the ground-breaking archaeological dig of the only known Roman siege in Britain and has been Chairman of the Trimontium Trust in Melrose for the last 25 years. He has appeared on on BBC TV and radio and is a regular speaker at major archaeological conferences and has been published widely in the academic and popular press.
'Superbly researched, accessibly written and thoughtfully and convincingly argued, this book presents a chronological history of the Romans in Scotland' -- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland * 'A new detailed history of Roman Scotland, offer[ing] an opportunity to re-examine the legend' * West Highland Free Press * '[a] comprehensive, accessible, and thought-provoking study' * Scotland on Sunday * 'offers thought-provoking re-assessments of the loss of the IXth Legion, the reasons for building Hadrian's Wall, and why at least four Roman emperors personally visited the edge of the empire' * Southern Reporter * 'sifts through the evidence for the impact of the Romans on the country that would become Scotland... sheds new life on brutal conflict' * Sunday Post *