▁of ▁the ▁tribe ▁of ▁the ▁Brig antes . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁is ▁sc ant , ▁but ▁it ▁includes ▁a ▁Roman - era ▁figure ▁and ▁ins cription ▁found ▁at ▁Bir r ens ▁( the ▁Roman ▁Bl at ob ul g ium ) ▁that ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁' B rig ant ia ', ▁similar ▁to ▁dedic ations ▁found ▁in ▁known ▁Brig ant ian ▁territory ▁in ▁C umb ria ▁and ▁York shire . ▁T ac it us ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁Brig antes ▁were ▁a ▁large ▁tribe , ▁and ▁arte fact s ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Brig antes ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁across ▁the ▁region ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Had rian ' s ▁Wall , ▁both ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁in ▁Scottish ▁Dum fri ess hire ▁and ▁the ▁Stewart ry ▁of ▁Kir kc ud br ight . ▁ ▁The ▁Brig antes ▁were ▁troubles ome ▁to ▁Roman ▁rule , ▁strongly ▁resist ing ▁initial ▁Roman ▁occupation ▁and ▁frequently ▁rising ▁in ▁efforts ▁to ▁throw ▁off ▁Roman ▁rule . ▁The ▁Roman ▁response ▁was ▁over wh el ming ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁heavy ▁plant ation ▁of ▁for ts ▁of ▁occupation . ▁The ▁heavy ▁plant ation ▁of ▁for ts ▁in ▁Sel gov ae ▁territory ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Brig antes ▁and ▁unlike ▁Roman ▁treatment ▁of ▁other ▁neighbour ing ▁pe op les ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Nov ant ae ▁and ▁V ot ad ini , ▁who ▁were ▁never ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁and ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁heavily ▁occupied . ▁ ▁Much ▁later ▁history , ▁better ▁recorded ,