BBC Focus Magazine

[Healerman]

A major new discovery by archaeologists working in Perthshire is set to rewrite early Scottish history.
The colossal and exquisitely-preserved Iron Age broch uncovered near Dunning is thought to have once been the seat of a Celtic chieftain.
Though just a fraction of the site has been excavated, the findings have already been hailed by the Scottish Government and could have "potentially far-reaching implications" for how we view our history.
The incredible discoveries already made in and around the structure are believed to date from very first contact between the Picts and the Roman Empire. They reveal evidence of trade between the two peoples from the outset, with a variety of high-value items from the continent drawn from the earth.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/H ... -past.html

As far as I am aware, the Romans usually made "friends" through trading, then lent their friends a hand in subduing unfriendly neighbours. That's how they got their foothold in Kent.

[M Paul Lloyd]

But the Picts presumably preferred to do their own subduing?

[Shadowwolf]

Well, until we showed up!