This week, we’re going all the way back to Roman times – an an episode first released in 2023 – to find out about the Antonine wall and why Scotland was ‘Rome’s Afghanistan’.
What led to the speedy evacuation of the Antonine wall, which was once garrisoned by thousands of Roman soldiers? What was Rome’s relationship with the lands beyond the wall really like? And just how did a small, stubborn nation see of a continental superpower?
To find out, Jackie visited the nation-spanning wall herself and then met Dr John Reid, author of The Eagle and the Bear: A New History of Roman Scotland, to get a deeper insight into this fractious period of history and its long-lasting legacy.
Next week, as the Oscars get under way in LA, we revisit Scotland’s relationship with the silver screen.
New episodes of Love Scotland will return later in 2024.
Solving the mystery of the potato sack propeller
Stories of Mackintosh at the Willow
Six objects that tell stories of the Trust's women
A beginner's guide to Scotland's early monarchs
The Afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots
Robert the Bruce: Battles of a King
Robert the Bruce: Fact and Fiction
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TOP FIVE: The real history of Scotland’s witches
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For Auld Lang Syne: how a song of friendship became a global anthem
Winter wildlife at St Abb's Head: Scottish Borders seal pups recover after Storm Arwen
The story of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, and why the wife of architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh deserves equal recognition
Scottish castles: a complete history of iconic historic buildings and their role in Scotland's story
The colourful case of Osgood Mackenzie, plant pioneer and creator of Inverewe garden
Life with the Lorimers: the family of artists and architects who made Kellie Castle home
Tragedy at Hill of Tarvit: The Edwardian mansion that housed a family drama
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