Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand.

[Renatus]

I still like the idea of Alchester being the home of the 20th legion veteran detachment

This is something that has passed me by. Is there evidence to indicate a connection between Alchester and the 20th?

One problem with the Akeman Str route - the Britons had little in that direction they wanted, and after destroying their main objectives in Colchester and London they might not have been inclined to march in the opposite direction to home! Paulinus could have found himself sitting tight at Alchester or Tring waiting for a battle that never happened...

There are a number of possibilities. After sacking St Albans, the rebels may have intended to continue their advance against tribes perceived to be pro-Roman, e.g., the Dobunni and/or the Atrebates. From St Albans, they could have proceeded along Akeman Street to confront the Dobunni or diverted on to the Icknield Way at Tring to approach the lands of the Atrebates. Alternatively, if they had intended to return home via Watling Street and the Icknield Way and Suetonius was camped at Tring, they may have felt that they could not leave a substantial Roman force in their rear and, confident after their earlier successes, decided to eliminate it.