Calgacus, the first Caledonian to have a recorded identity and a chieftain of the Caledonian Confederacy, made this rousing speech denouncing the exploitation of Britain by Rome before the battle of ...

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“They make a desert and call it peace.” That harrowing critique of the high Roman Empire is often attributed to the historian Tacitus. In fact, the line is found in a speech that Tacitus quotes (or ...

OUR Icon this week is unusual as we’re not sure he existed. We know nothing about the supposed Caledonian chief Calgacus, whether he was Hibs or Hearts, and preferred crinkle cut or straight cut oven ...