Stanegate

[PhilusEstilius]

Where we find that it was the Flavian dynasty who made the push north with Agricola it could have been the Via Flavius, this then covers all three of the Flavians without Domitian becoming any problem.

[PhilusEstilius]

Adam.
I am interested in just what purposes you have for wanting to know just what the Stanegate may have been called by the Romans, ( is it for some kind of paper you might be doing for knowing this road very well I could maybe give help on this )

[Densus]

Adam.
I am interested in just what purposes you have for wanting to know just what the Stanegate may have been called by the Romans, ( is it for some kind of paper you might be doing for knowing this road very well I could maybe give help on this )

Hi Brian, thanks for the offer but it is just for something I am writing where they need to call it something and I thought characters calling it the Stanegate would just get annoying for people who know that name comes from a later date.

[Robert]

In which case a fictional name not refering to a specific ruler, but based on something like a geomorphic characteristic such as the lay of the road across the country or from coast to coast, may be advisable ....

[Renatus]

It looks as if we may be back to via transversa,

[PhilusEstilius]

How about the Via Agricola for it is thought that he may be responsible for its construction, and it does close off the war like Scottish Selgovae and Novanti tribes from mixing with the north west Brigantian tribe causing problems for the Romans.
As a point of interest this road is considered as a very strange Roman road that wanders all over along the south side of the river Irthing as it uses the river on its north side as a Limes, it only begins to travel straight after it leaves the Irthing near the Roman fort of Magna and on to Vindolanda.

[Nathan Ross]

How about the Via Agricola

Agricola's successor Lucullus was apparently executed for naming a lance after himself - naming a whole road after himself might have been too risky!

Then again, he did go home under a cloud... ;-)

[PhilusEstilius]

Nathan.
That could be right for he was not treated very well at all by Domitian.