05-03-2010, 06:42 AM
Great question. My view is that it was simply a risk - reward trade off. The risk was too high and the rewards were too low.
If you do a search you will find this is a popular topic.
Here is an old one: Defeating Alba.
Here is a more recent one: Britain. This thread also has a link to a good article titled "Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?"
For a more specific issue on this topic there is Agricola's Northern Campaign.
If you do a search you will find this is a popular topic.
Here is an old one: Defeating Alba.
Here is a more recent one: Britain. This thread also has a link to a good article titled "Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?"
For a more specific issue on this topic there is Agricola's Northern Campaign.
David J. Cord
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