Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand.

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1. Can we be sure that Tacitus' figure is genuine and not an over estimate to enlarge the smaller Roman force's success. Could the Iceni and any allies field so many even with the addition of their camp followers?

2. Potentially weapons will be removed after the battle:
a) To replace broken/lost weapons by the victors.
b) Remove them from temptation of another bunch of rebels using them.
c) Scrap and other resue value if nothing else.

3. Land clearnace - pigs! Very effective waste disposal system including human remains. Failing that piled up and burnt to remove health hazard and water contamination hazard (useful task for prisoners of war).

4. Depending on the type of ground the bodies are left on (and as we don't know the site of the battle we cannot really comment) certain soil types and conditions mean that the bone will deteriorate without trace over time.