11-26-2012, 09:31 PM
Quote:The problem for me would be the location - why would the battle be all the way over there? The road runs NW-SE, so to get there Paulinus (and the Britons presumably following him) would have to travel either to Andover or Mildenhall and then cut obliquely across country. Why? Where were they going? It would involve a considerable journey for both parties.Me, too. I still think that they went west but not so far. That said, I am rather taken with the idea of Paulinus taking the civilians to Verulamium and then striking off down Akeman Street towards the more militarized zone. I think it works well from a Roman point of view but I need a convincing reason for the Britons to go in the same direction. Any ideas?
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)