09-16-2016, 03:12 PM
(09-16-2016, 12:56 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote: The mention of 'wives' (coniuges, again) here - presumably at the battle - may be significant. But notice that the Caledonians appear to have brought their 'parents' along too!
And remember that Tacitus states in relation to the Boudican revolt that those of all ages had gone to the war (omni aetate ad bellum versa, Annals 14.38).
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)