Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand.

[Nathan Ross]

Unfortunately, I do not see that explaining 'medios inter hostes'.

That's true. Although I don't think we can entirely discount the old idea of some kind of rebel activity in the Midland area (perhaps the Iceni pushing west after defeating Cerialis, rather than moving directly on London?). However, the Ermine Street route seems more plausible.

Although even then Suetonius is passing through the margins of the enemy district rather than the middle of it, strictly speaking - but unless we see him detouring through Norfolk and Suffolk there isn't a completely satisfactory answer to who and where the hostes might have been.