[SkyDancer]

Well because Rome was there at the time. I remember reading about how Roman soldiers stationed in Scotland would write home (on bark) about the lousy food and weather.

[SunkenCiv]

There was much more Roman activity going on in northern Europe than appears to be generally known. But this was in Gotland, not Scotland. Some sidebars from the FRchives:

• Roman Helmet Fragments From Denmark Studied [02/13/2025]
• Tiny, 1800-year-old portrait of Alexander the Great found in Denmark [05/07/2024]
• Roman gold hoard suggests Nordic connection to network of European elite [04/09/2024]
• Roman Coins Found on Island in Baltic Sea [04/17/2023]
• The ancient golden treasure rewriting Danish history [07/19/2022]
• Archaeologists Find Roman Iron Age Board Game in Norway [06/13/2020]
• Roman drunkard found on Danish island [01/16/2015]
• Report: Ancient Roman graveyard found in suburban Copenhagen [10/11/2007]
• Crystal Amulet Poses Question On Early Christianity (Denmark - 100AD) [03/09/2007]
• Graves Hint At Contact With Romans (Sweden) [11/09/2006]