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Were there Irish in the late Roman army?
Arturus Uriconium Offline
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05-11-2009, 06:25 PM
I've search the site but haven't found an answer, but apologies if this has already been covered: were there known Scotti/Hiberni members of the late Roman army?

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05-11-2009, 10:02 PM
Hi Mak,

There were. Not many though I think. Read Rance, Philip (2001): Attacotti, Déisi and Magnus Maximus: the Case for Irish Federates in Late Roman Britain, in: Britannia 32, pp. 243-70.
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05-12-2009, 08:23 AM
Quote:Hi Mak,

There were. Not many though I think. Read Rance, Philip (2001): Attacotti, Déisi and Magnus Maximus: the Case for Irish Federates in Late Roman Britain, in: Britannia 32, pp. 243-70.

Many thanks for that Robert. Found the article at JSTOR.

[url:20eabj5h]http://www.jstor.org/stable/526958[/url]

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05-12-2009, 09:04 AM
Quote: Read Rance, Philip (2001): Attacotti, Déisi and Magnus Maximus: the Case for Irish Federates in Late Roman Britain, in: Britannia 32, pp. 243-70.
Somehow I think it is amusing and reassuring that even a question that, I thought, could never have an answer, has already been solved.
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05-12-2009, 11:50 AM
...and a very interesting paper it is too.
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05-12-2009, 07:26 PM
Quote:Somehow I think it is amusing and reassuring that even a question that, I thought, could never have an answer, has already been solved.
And within 4 hrs! :wink:
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05-15-2009, 07:26 AM
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Jona Lendering:1wvqfmny Wrote:Somehow I think it is amusing and reassuring that even a question that, I thought, could never have an answer, has already been solved.
And within 4 hrs! :wink:

I was impressed! :o
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