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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 284 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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TRIMONTIUM , the name of a See also:

ROMAN

Roman fort at Newstead, near See also:

MELROSE

Melrose, See also:

Scotland, See also:

close under the three Eildon Hills (whence the name trium montium). It was an advanced See also:

POST

post of the See also:

Romans towards Scotland both about 8o A.D. and after, and again (after an See also:

INTERVAL

interval of evacuation) from about A.D. 140-180. Excavations during the last four years have yielded finds of almost unique importance. These include the See also:

FOUNDATIONS

foundations of several successive forts, one above the other, which throw much See also:

LIGHT

light on the See also:

CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character of the Roman military post; an unparalleled collection of Roman See also:

ARMOUR, PHILIP DANFORTH (1832-1901)

armour, including ornate helmets, and a See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of coins and datable pottery. The whole illustrate the See also:

HISTORY

history of the Roman See also:

army and that of Roman Scotland very remarkably and to an extent equalled by no Scottish site as yet explored. See the See also:

REPORT (O.Fr. report or raport, modern rapport, from O.Fr. reporter, mod. rap porter, Lat. reportare, to bring back, in poetical use only, of bringing back an account, news, &c.)

report published for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by the excavator Mr See also:

James See also:

CURIE, PIERRE (1859-1906)

Curie. (F. J.

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