Boadicea\'s Gold

[Matthew Amt]

But it could be anyone hiding their wealth from the Romans, at any time, or perhaps was.....ok I'll shut up here.

No, you're right, in a tribal society like that there could be any number of little conflicts that could cause someone to hide their money. But maybe that's just the point--THIS much money seems like a big deal, anticipating more destruction and disruption than the average tribal cattle raid. That just seems to suggest a Roman conquest. And since the Iceni were Roman allies from pretty early on (Prasutagus being a Roman client king), there's pretty much only one big Roman invasion to choose from.

Depending on the dates of the artifacts, of course!!

Matthew

[Paullus Scipio]

I would support that, Matthew, since the archaeology shows that the Iceni ( and other tribes) lived fairly peacefully for at least a century before the Roman invasion - there are very few, if any, signs in the archaeology of warfare. There are no traces of burnt layers at that period for example, ( or other destruction associated with raids or war) and the hill-forts show few signs of occupation. The only major event anywhere near that time is Boudicca's rebellion.....