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Hello all! Sorry to be so brass...in short i have been battling through ill health to finish my university degree and i have been given an essay with a few weeks to complete- 4000 words! I am so out of touch! My question is-
Analyse the plan of the fort at Elginhaugh in order to identify the functions of the individual structures and in order to suggest what type of unit may have been in garrison.
i have started to identify the basic structues- principia, praetorium, 2 ganneries, barracks etc but wondered if anyone had some hints and tips for me? I know i need to compare to other forts just struggling to get going atm!
Thanks all and look forward to browsing round the site! x
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sadly i have those 2 titles on reserve at uni..not sure they will be available before my essay is due >.<
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I would second that....Anne Johnson's "Roman Forts" book is excellent. It has stood the test of time well, and being substantial in its length, contains far more information than certain more recent shorter 'popular' works.
Another older work, "Roman Forts - an illustrated introduction to the Garrison posts of Roman Britain" by Roger Wilson (1980) is useful for locating the 140 or so known Roman fortifications in Britain, and for its large number of plans and photographs.
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[quote="Paullus Scipio" post=284695]I would second that....Anne Johnson's "Roman Forts" book is excellent. It has stood the test of time well, and being substantial in its length, contains far more information than certain more recent shorter 'popular' works.
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PMS, on the subject of certain other books, what's happened to your Roman Conquest of Spain? Did you ever finish it? Wasn't it due for publication back in 2009? Can we expect a novel to appear before the Spain tome? I read your An Incident on the Steppe with particular interest.
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if anyone would like to make a plan for me to work to i would bow down to you :lol: ! It has been many years since i wrote an essay and i wish i could just get into the swing of it already!
also feel under a bit of pressure to mark well in this...my last set of marks were put on hold with uni and they were 1st's...my tutors keep messaging me saying they are looking forward to reading this essay as they loved my Hadrian and Antonine wall project I did when i was last in uni...really making me so nervous!
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Hello,
Just got the essay back...
2.1 :mrgreen:
Thank you all