06-26-2008, 07:51 PM
Quote:Something that eludes me however, was Newcastle unique along Hadrians Wall to be set apart from the wall itself? And was it the only one to be built after the wall itself?Carvoran lies behind the line of Hadrian's Wall; it has produced Trajanic material and is generally accepted to predate the Hadrianic system. Newcastle has never produced any material this early.
Quote: Like Brian said, the small size of the fort was offset by the milecastles and turrets nearby.Not sure how a fort can be "offset" by milecastles and turrets. It's maybe there to supply/support the milecastles and turrets in that sector. More likely, there's a strategic purpose.
Quote:Also, I don't know much about the Antonine Wall, but how did troops garrisoned on those forts go beyond the wall? Were there milecastles?Through the fort gateways. And there appears to have been a system of fortlets similar to the Hadrianic milecastles (although no turrets have ever been discovered).
And then there's the outer limes in Germany, where the forts all lie behind the frontier line and fortlets are provided haphazardly. (I think we need a "Frontiers" issue of Ancient Warfare magazine, Jasper!
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