01-10-2022, 06:29 PM
I have tried "search" to see if my question has already been answered and cannot find it though I did spend a few hours happily being diverted onto other interesting threads!
I was looking for information about the Antonine Wall as I intend to revisit some of the forts and fortlets and found that three pairs of "platforms" have been identified but, regrettably, the locations are not given here Antonine Wall Platforms. Their purpose is subject of conjecture - beacons or artillery positions etc. Since the wall was largely garrisoned by Auxiliaries I have looked to see if Auxiliary Cohorts had an allocation of artillery in the same way that legionary cohorts did but have not found anything. I am quite satisfied that the Auxiliary Cohorts (probably) had immunes in the same way that the Legionary Cohorts did.
So, if these platforms were indeed artillery positions might that mean that Auxiliary Cohorts had Scorpions (or similar artillery) on establishment or were they peculiar to the Auxiliaries stationed on the Antonine Wall and, maybe by extension, the other Limes?
Please could I be directed to readily available sources to look for the answer? Or if someone knows the answer ...
I realise that the actual answer may well be "we don't know" so a good educated guess will do me.
Many thanks in anticipation.
I was looking for information about the Antonine Wall as I intend to revisit some of the forts and fortlets and found that three pairs of "platforms" have been identified but, regrettably, the locations are not given here Antonine Wall Platforms. Their purpose is subject of conjecture - beacons or artillery positions etc. Since the wall was largely garrisoned by Auxiliaries I have looked to see if Auxiliary Cohorts had an allocation of artillery in the same way that legionary cohorts did but have not found anything. I am quite satisfied that the Auxiliary Cohorts (probably) had immunes in the same way that the Legionary Cohorts did.
So, if these platforms were indeed artillery positions might that mean that Auxiliary Cohorts had Scorpions (or similar artillery) on establishment or were they peculiar to the Auxiliaries stationed on the Antonine Wall and, maybe by extension, the other Limes?
Please could I be directed to readily available sources to look for the answer? Or if someone knows the answer ...
I realise that the actual answer may well be "we don't know" so a good educated guess will do me.
Many thanks in anticipation.
Alan
Lives in Caledonia not far from the Antonine Wall.
Lives in Caledonia not far from the Antonine Wall.