[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

No, Caledonia and Scotland had no markers of civilization that would make it desirable to the Romans. No large cities or expansive agriculture. No minerals of great value. Already plenty of rock back in Italy. The Roman invading force made a show of force and grabbed a few clan heads and forced them to agree to stop their raiding IIRC.

Severan Dynasty...grandson Elagabus, the decadant "New Age" emperor.

[SunkenCiv]

Septimius Severus was proud of his (claimed) Carthaginian roots, and his second wife was from Syria. Not criticizing, but having an emperor proud of being descended from Rome’s historical existential enemy who then married a wacko cultist is probably not best practice. :^)