08-26-2012, 08:49 PM
Nathan wrote:
Probably. But we shouldn't assume the Britons shared our modern map-based understanding of geography. Their navigation would rely more on local knowledge and trusted guides. Perhaps superior in some ways ( a close familiarity with the lie of the land), but it would have made accurate strategic planning difficult.
This is a very interesting statement.
Would this have put the Romans at a disadvantage as one would have expected that the locals would have a far better understanding of the land.
Is this also the reason that we keep looking for the battle site near a Roman Road?
Probably. But we shouldn't assume the Britons shared our modern map-based understanding of geography. Their navigation would rely more on local knowledge and trusted guides. Perhaps superior in some ways ( a close familiarity with the lie of the land), but it would have made accurate strategic planning difficult.
This is a very interesting statement.
Would this have put the Romans at a disadvantage as one would have expected that the locals would have a far better understanding of the land.
Is this also the reason that we keep looking for the battle site near a Roman Road?
Deryk