What we now know as Scotland was called**‘Caledonia’**, and the people were known as the ‘Caledonians’. Caledonia was made up of groups of people or tribes. Some got on peacefully with the ...

According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the Caledonians then "turned to armed resistance on a large scale", attacking Roman forts and skirmishing with their legions. In a surprise night-attack ...