Africans at Vindolanda?

[sacoharry]

There are actually a couple African connections to late 2nd-early 3rd C periods at Vindolanda. The first stone fort (Antonine period, c. AD 180 to 200, known on-site as Period VI-A) had a principia seemingly made in adobe tradition of Spain/Africa. In addition, it featured ornate carvings, a dedication to the Sun god, and was actually faced southward toward the sun rather than northward toward Hadrian's Wall and the theatre of war. Not that those last bits necessitate African heritage, just that something unique & interesting was happening at Vindolanda late in the 2nd C, which might have spilled over into Severus's time.

- Harry

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