Bremenium

Bremenium (High Rochester) is an ancient Roman fort located at Rochester, Northumberland, England [1]. The fort is part of the defensive system built along the extension of Dere Street, a Roman road running from York to Corbridge and onwards to Melrose [1]. Significantly the fort is a long way north of Hadrian's Wall [1]. It was one of the last forts north of Hadrian's Wall to remain occupied until the 270s [1]. In 79 AD Agricola moved against the Brigantes of northern England and the Selgovae along the southern coast of Scotland [1]. He built a network of military roads and forts to secure the Roman occupation and Bremenium was built around 80 AD [1]. In the 2nd century the garrison was the First Cohort of Lingones, and then the First Cohort of Dalmatians [1].