tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post3957308549260855734..comments2023-11-26T23:24:15.748-08:00Comments on Time Present and Time Past: Tacitus on Roman BritainMark Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-80911427093569675902018-02-05T20:49:16.123-08:002018-02-05T20:49:16.123-08:00"Calgacus" could not have been a Scot. T..."Calgacus" could not have been a Scot. The Scotti ("Pirates") were still in Hibernia then. Pict he was? The map detailing Agricola's campaign in Caledonia is helpful and somewhat revealing politically, in that mainly he went northeast, with a side trip to the west (looks like the Argyll region). I shall have to read Tacitus' account.Liddesdaler Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403499197467475326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-31313302904030707312018-02-05T20:37:12.971-08:002018-02-05T20:37:12.971-08:00"Calgacus" could not have been Scottish...."Calgacus" could not have been Scottish. The Scotti ("Pirates") were still in Hibernia at that time. Must have been a Pict. Good to see that map, detailing Agricola's campaign.Liddesdaler Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403499197467475326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-92075369934963019422013-09-01T01:30:42.990-07:002013-09-01T01:30:42.990-07:00There's an interesting documentary at http://w...There's an interesting documentary at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buH5xdTWRTw in which Bettany Hughes explores the Roman invasion of Britain, drawing heavily on Tacitus. She reminded me of the passage in the "Annals" in which the captured Caratacos addressed the Senate: it's one of the few speeches that might be "genuine" - Tacitus may have been present, and may have taken notes.Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-51257054890429120552013-08-28T23:27:20.432-07:002013-08-28T23:27:20.432-07:00Thanks, Nancy. It's difficult to distinguish w...Thanks, Nancy. It's difficult to distinguish what Tacitus may have invented from what Agricola may have invented to secure his "Triumphal Ornaments." Frere's attempt to put it on the map is doubly complicated by the fact that Tacitus clearly doesn't understand the geography, although Agricola probably did. That probably leaves us reliant on the archaeology again. Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-1049713733528275142013-08-28T14:49:33.402-07:002013-08-28T14:49:33.402-07:00When I was researching for my recently completed n...When I was researching for my recently completed novels, a lot of what is on that map was initially very puzzling though gradually began to make a lot more sense when I absorbed information about the 'Gask Forts'. There's still a lot being uncovered/to be discovered in north-east Scotland regarding the Agricolan campaigns which may continue to clarify his movements. I think the campaign may have been exaggerated by Tacitus in respect of 'victories', but it was a pleasure wtiting about the Battle of Mons Graupius in my story- even if it is my fictionalised version! <br />Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.com