The Eagle and the Bear

'Superbly researched, accessibly written and thoughtfully and convincingly argued, this book presents a chronological history of the Romans in Scotland'

-- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *

'A new detailed history of Roman Scotland, offer[ing] an opportunity to re-examine the legend'

* West Highland Free Press *

'[a] comprehensive, accessible, and thought-provoking study' 

* Scotland on Sunday *

'offers thought-provoking re-assessments of the loss of the IXth Legion, the reasons for building Hadrian's Wall, and why at least four Roman emperors personally visited the edge of the empire'

* Southern Reporter *

'sifts through the evidence for the impact of the Romans on the country that would become Scotland... sheds new life on brutal conflict' 

* Sunday Post *

'[A] comprehensive, accessible and thought-provoking study'

-- David Robinson * The Scotsman *

'a new and thought-provoking history of Roman Scotland by an acclaimed expert' 

* Edinburgh Life *

'Reid has an enjoyable writing style... he also tackled areas of scholarly dispute head-on, outlining rather than glossing over key controversies' 

* Current Archaology Magazi