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	Mons Graupius - Albawest
		In one battle the Picts were suspected of attempting an ambush, in the other it was the major cause of their victory.
		In his account of the battle Tacitus concentrates on the Pict chariots, which were at a disadvantage because of the rough slopping ground of the battlefield and would fall easy prey to the Roman cavalry.
		Certainly the Romans won the Battle of Mons Graupius; however, the bottom line is that later historical events prove it to have been a moderate victory that temporarily checked the Pict resistance whereas Tacitus claims it was a rout that resulted in the Roman conquest of Caledonia.
	www.albawest.com /mons_graupius.html (3914 words)

	Battle of Mons Graupius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Mons Graupius took place in 83 or 84.
		Following this final battle, it was proclaimed that Agricola had finally subdued all the tribes of Britain.
		That Agricola won the battle but failed to neutralise the threat to Roman security in the north of Britain had serious consequences for the remainder of the period of occupation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Mons_Graupius (688 words)

	Mons Graupius Revisited - Albawest
		When the battle was joined the Pictish chariots were having success, but the Roman cavalry sent in to engage them were very successful in dealing with the charioteers, killing some and dismounting others, scattering the chariots.
		The battle of Mons Graupius began to turn in favour of the Romans as the Picts' casualties grew.
		He was trying to convince his countrymen and history that Mons Graupius was not a moderate or indecisive victory and therefore Tacitus could not be blamed for the failure of Rome to conquer Caledonia.
	www.albawest.com /mons_graupius2.html (1790 words)

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		Mons Graupius; the culmination of four years of war.
		The battle of Mons Graupius closed another year of the war, and Agricola withdrew his extended forces to winter at the Gask line.
		Although the Emperor Domitian recieved the victor of Mons Graupius with all due pomp and ceremony; Tacitus remarks later that some of the ceremony was "on purpose" overtly lavish which detracted from the honour Agricola recieved.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/calach/mons.html (708 words)

	Rome
		It would go down in history as the Battle of Mons Graupius and it was recorded for posterity by Tacitus, a historian and Agricola's son in law.
		After Mons Graupius, the Caledonians were broken for a generation, and the northern frontier was secure for a time.
		The chronicling of the battle of Mons Graupius was performed by a Roman who was also Agricola's son-in-law, and it is suspect.
	members.tripod.com /~Hal_MacGregor/gregor/Rome.htm (2434 words)

	History of Brechin
		Claims by nineteenth century writers that the Battle of Mons Graupius took place in the foothills a few miles north of Brechin appear to have been based on the presence of the Roman camps and their close proximity to Caterthun.
		Possibly this theory was prompted by the unearthing of Roman swords in Edzell in that century but, while the location of the battle has not so far been identified, current thinking places it further north in the vicinities of Stonehaven or Bennachie.
		Soon after Mons Graupius, the Romans retreated not just from the north east but from the whole of Caledonia, but they returned on several occasions over the following two or three centuries and were possibly back in Angus during the Severan Campaigns to quell the tribes.
	www.brechin-angus.co.uk /brechin/history/h_mon.htm (244 words)

	Battle of Mons Graupius (84 AD)
		To bolster the spirits of his men, who were apparently unsettled by the impressive size and warlike appearance of the Caledonian army, Agricola sent away his horse and joined his legionaries to direct the battle on foot.
		The battle started at a distance with heavy skirmishing and exchange of missile fire, but the Roman pila made little impression upon the nimble Caledonians.
		According to Tacticus, the Caledonian flanking force then retired precipitiously, laying open the balance of their army to dreadful rout as the Roman reserve cavalry wheeled and struck the rear of the Caledonians still engaged on the moor.
	fanaticus.org /DBA/battles/monsgraupius.html (992 words)

	Scotland's Past - Battle of Mons Graupius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The actual location of Mons Graupius is uncertain but it is thought to be located somewhere in the region of Bennachie near Inverurie in eastern Aberdeenshire.
		The report of the battle bears all the hallmarks of the excesses that are seen in military memoirs.
		Although in most areas chariots had gone out of use they were still used by the Caledonians at Mons Graupius and they commanded the respect of the Roman soldiery.
	www.scotlandspast.org /graupius.cfm (676 words)

	History Forum > Romans vs. Picts
		Tacitus admits that at Mons Graupius the determined, tenacious Pict battle lines, which he unwittingly praised by describing them as 'solid ranks' and directly praises as displaying both 'courage and skill', were effective at bringing the massive Roman 3,000 horse cavalry charge to - 'a standstill'.
		Tacitus'; description of the battle of Mons Graupius is the only literary evidence for the battle, the location of which is not certain.
		A.D.84 the Caledonians met the invading Romans at the battle of Mons Grapius.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t4106.html (18521 words)

	Gnaeus Julius Agricola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After some peaceful years in Gaul was named consul suffect in AD 77 and in the year chosen as governor of Britain.
		As governor he subdued Wales and northern England before invading Scotland where he defeated the Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius the last undefeated tribe in Scotland.
		Mons Graupius: An Historical Novel of the Cruithne Before They Were Called Picts
	www.freeglossary.com /Gnaeus_Julius_Agricola (454 words)

	The Roman Gask Project
		Looked at simply as an incident in history, therefore, it is probably quite enough to know that Mons Graupius was fought somewhere in eastern Scotland, to the north of the Tay (although probably not in the far north) and that the home side lost.
		These ideas can be expanded upon and taken back to Mons Graupius and even slightly before, although it has to be said that it is always dangerous to put too much faith in the Agricola and the writer's own deductions should be seen in that light.
		However great the victory at Mons Graupius, so far as we know, the Highlands had barely been touched and, as later English, and indeed Scottish, armies were to discover, no one can truly claim to hold Scotland who does not hold the Highlands.
	www.theromangaskproject.org.uk /Pages/Introduction/Why_failure.html (5007 words)

	Wikinfo \| Battle of Mons Graupius
		The Battle of Mons Graupius took place in AD 83 or AD Agricola had sent his fleet ahead to panic the Caledonians, and, with light infantry reinforced with British auxiliaries, reached the site, which he found occupied by the enemy.
		The site of the battle is unknown but presumably lies in the Scottish Highlands, and Bennachie in Aberdeenshire on the border between the Highlands and the Lowlands has been suggested as the exact site.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Battle_of_Mons_Graupius (325 words)

	Story of Scotland: On the Fringe of the Empire, ch.2
		The battle began with a flight of Roman javelins, many which found their mark; many deflected away by the shield and long sword of the Caledonians.
		The death-strewn hill was steep, and moist with blood, causing Roman troops and cavalry to fall as the ascended the slopes.
		The battle of Mons Graupius was over and 10,000 Caledonians lay dead on the braes and slopes.
	members.aol.com /scothist/scot2.html (4112 words)

	Battle of Caer Caradoc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Caer Caradoc was the final battle in Caratacus's resistance to Roman rule.
		Fought in 50, the Romans defeated the Britons and thus secured the southern areas of the province of Britannia.
		The hill fort on Caer Caradoc Hill in Shropshire is connected with the battle by virtue of its name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Caer_Caradoc (430 words)

	The Sun Always Rises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, in 84 AD, at the Battle of Mons Graupius, 10,000 Caledonians were killed.
		In 1266, after a storm-affected battle, the Treaty of Perth was signed and Magnus IV of Norway ceded the Hebrides and the Isle of Man back to Scotland.
		During these battles, called the Wars of Independence, Bruce had a policy to destroy all castles so they couldn't be held by the English any longer.
	dana.ucc.nau.edu /~dma43/images2/scotland.html (1474 words)

	Roman Camp at Raedykes
		Raedykes represent a possible site for the battle of Mons Graupius, a battle fought in AD 83-84 between a federation of Caledonian tribes and Agricola's army somewhere in Aberdeenshire.
		Tacitus records that the Picts had massed and taken up position at the top of the hill, leaving the Romans an uphill fight on a slope that gave the Picts a tactical advantage.
		Certainly the Romans narrowly won the Battle of Mons Graupius; however, later historical events prove it to have been a moderate victory that temporarily checked the Pict resistance.
	www.mearns.org.uk /stonehaven/romans.htm (401 words)

	THE BATTLE OF MONS GRAUPIUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Agricola therefore marched to confront the elusive Caledonians in a set-piece battle.
		He advanced his auxiliary infantry up the slope of Mons Graupius and used his cavalry on the flanks to disperse the Caledonian war-chariots and finally to attack the warriors attacking down the hillside from the rear.
		After the battle, Agricola instructed his fleet to sail round the north coast of Scotland.
	www.fife-education.org.uk /socsub/SocialSubjects/Scottish_History/EarlyHist/romans_Site/romans6.html (158 words)

	The Unconquered Frontier - Ancient Roman Empire Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Agricola pretty much had the North sown up for the Romans after Mons Graupius (Inverness area) but he was recalled by Domitian.Agricola's Legions were needed to reinforce the Danube so they dismantled the fort (Inchtuthil) they had made north of the river Forth and marched back south.
		The tribes refused to give battle, an appropriate strategy of course, but Severus was adamant that a policy of extermination would be pursued (the fate of the Ordovices many years previously after stubborn and bloody resistance), his death left Britain as a peripheral issue at the moment that it could have been resolved.
		When conventional battles were fought, Mons Graupius is the obvious choice, the Romans annihilated the Caledonii.
	www.unrv.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=2961 (1292 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Alphabetic Emperor Index
		If there was a series of battles in a specific location, click on that year in which you are interested.
		Sieges of Ctesiphon, A.D. Battle of Dara, A.D. Battle of Edessa, A.D. Battle of Frigidus River, A.D. Battle of Issus, A.D. Siege of Jerusalem, A.D. Battle of Kossovo, AD 1389,1448.
		Siege of Masada, A.D. Battle of the Milvian Bridge, A.D. Battle of Mons Graupius, A.D. Battle of Mons Lactarius, AD 553.
	www.roman-emperors.org /battles.htm (205 words)

	Calgacus
		The Britons were, in fact, undaunted by the loss of the previous battle, and welcomed the choice between revenge and enslavement.
		They had realized at last that common action was needed to meet the common danger, and had sent round embassies and drawn up treaties to rally the full force of all their states.
		Battles against Rome have been lost and won before--but never without hope; we were always there in reserve.
	members.fortunecity.com /bwh49/history/calgacus.htm (1446 words)

	mediaoffice - news
		Dr Fraser proposes the Roman battle took place at Gask Ridge, near Perth contradicting the favoured belief the battle was fought near Bennachie in the Grampian Mountains.
		The battle of “Mons Graupius” can be experienced first hand at Archaeolink in Aberdeenshire, possibly at the very location where the battle took place.
		·The Battle of Mons Graupius 84AD, dubbed the battle ‘at the ends of the earth’ saw the defeat of some 30,000 Caledonians lead by warrior Calgacus- “the Swordsman”, by the invading Romans led by Agricola.
	www.scotexchange.net /txtonly/news_item.htm?newsID=32927 (692 words)

	Cronaca: Where was Mons Graupius? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the book The Roman Conquest of Scotland: The Battle of Mons Graupius AD 84, due out this summer, Dr Fraser said: "It’s probably the most famous pre-Bannockburn battle, but a central question has been where Mons Graupius took place.
		I followed the route taken by Agricola last weekend and concluded that Mons Graupius was Knock Hill near Keith / Huntly at the Pass of Grange about eight miles from the coast at Cullen.
		The pre-battle camp was at Burnside farm at Milltown of Rothiemay and the gentle topography suits the description given by Tacitus.
	www.cronaca.com /archives/003271.html (213 words)

	A Brief History of the Picts
		Tribes of native people were thought to be war-like, fought naked in battle, fought between themselves, and were basically barbaric in their culture.
		Agricola leading four Roman legions wages battle with the 'Caledonians" in the battle at Mons Graupius (~Aberdeenshire).
		The battle waged and King Aedan was resoundly defeated, his two sons killed, and he disappeared from history.
	www.pictavia.org /history/history.html (1152 words)

	The Skakagrall: Mons Graupius
		Historian James Fraser has and#8216;relocatedand#8217; the battle of Mons Graupius (AD 84) to the Gask Ridge in Perthshire, as noted by Ian Johnston in the Scotsman.
		Famously described by Tacitus, this was fought between the Romans under Agricola and the Caledonii under Calgacus.
		Historian James Fraser has ‘relocated’ the battle of Mons Graupius (AD 84) to the Gask Ridge in Perthshire, as noted by Ian Johnston in the Scotsman.
	www.skakagrall.com /archives/000293mons_graupius.html (154 words)

	Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Timeline - Mons Graupius, where the Romans defeated the Caledonii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Archaeodome, in the Archaeolink Prehistory Park, describes Mons Graupius as part of an audio-visual presentation, and outside, the Roman marching camp shows what the invading army’s camp was like.
		As for the exact location of the battle, a book to be released this summer will suggest that it took place on the Gask Ridge near Perth.
		The camp at Bennachie - one commonly accepted location of the battle at Graupian Mountain - does not use this style of gate and is also much bigger, according to author James Fraser, an expert on Scottish history.
	heritage.scotsman.com /timelines.cfm?cid=1&id=40522005 (963 words)

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	British Archaeology, no 39, November 1998: Letters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sir: Martin Henig produced a wonderful piece of imaginative writing in his account of the arrival of the Romans in Britain (`Togidubnus and the Roman liberation', September).
		To assume that the battle of Mons Graupius did not take place because there is no archaeological evidence is a strange assumption.
		The find of a marble head at Fishbourne does not indicate anything about Cogidubnus's age, since Augustus is known not to have aged much beyond a youthful leader in his portraits during his entire reign.
	www.britarch.ac.uk /ba/ba39/ba39lets.html (977 words)

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