Hibernia

[Gluteus Maximus]

I searched for the other relevant thread on this but to no avail. No matter. A vaguely rectangular promontary at Drumanagh 15m north of Dublin has been identified as a Roman Fort. A Google Earth view of this site shows, I am afraid, absolutely nothing that suggests it is anything to do with any Roman influence. I am pretty sure that the Romans knew enough about Hibernia to deduce that the expense of occupying the island would far outweigh its usefulness as a province. In any case, there was no military threat until the early 5th century to warrant even a punitive expedition, and the Irish themselves were probably of the opinion that an adjacent and friendly Roman province was a 'good thing'.