03-10-2015, 12:31 AM
Nathan Ross stated a few years ago:
SP may have gone to London to rescue any Roman citizens
Therefore it follows on that logic that SP left London once he realised how serious the situation with refugees (as stated) and then went to Verulamium to rescue Roman citizens.
Possibly his original intention was to turn west along Akeman Street to meet up with his troops in / from the militarised zone but had for various reasons to camp just outside Tring and face the rebels
Renatus wrote:
......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.
I totally agree with this. They could not return home leaving SP and an increasingly large army in their rear.
Also it was an ideal time to defeat a foe that was comparatively small and loaded down with refugees.
Nathan Ross wrote:
If we can assume that the rebel force at St Albans had some reason (or a combination of them?) for moving up the Bulbourne valley towards Tring, the battle could well have happened here.
Obviously I agree with this
There are a number of options for this site however
SP may have gone to London to rescue any Roman citizens
Therefore it follows on that logic that SP left London once he realised how serious the situation with refugees (as stated) and then went to Verulamium to rescue Roman citizens.
Possibly his original intention was to turn west along Akeman Street to meet up with his troops in / from the militarised zone but had for various reasons to camp just outside Tring and face the rebels
Renatus wrote:
......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.
I totally agree with this. They could not return home leaving SP and an increasingly large army in their rear.
Also it was an ideal time to defeat a foe that was comparatively small and loaded down with refugees.
Nathan Ross wrote:
If we can assume that the rebel force at St Albans had some reason (or a combination of them?) for moving up the Bulbourne valley towards Tring, the battle could well have happened here.
Obviously I agree with this
There are a number of options for this site however
Deryk