10-10-2021, 08:19 PM
(10-10-2021, 07:21 PM)John1 Wrote: "And deep down I know that you know that I believe that somewhere in the vicinity of Tring or at least somewhere in the Chilterns is the best candidate." sighs and shakes head in deep disappointment, sounds like a latinista trying to outgun a geographer again..... just so sad......
"How do you imagine that Paulinus got his army to Anglesey" I hadn't given it much thought until now, instead assuming they ran a boat ferry service across the rather challenging Menai Straights. But now you ask maybe it would make sense to do a big boat invasion from the Dee, landing somewhere more sympathetic like Red Wharf Bay. Naval logistics are not my thing but maybe a sudden big fleet landing into a secure anchorage would be better than an observable shuttle across challenging tides. The shuttle could then come into play as a resupply strategy if needed, depends on the size of the fleet and the round trip timing to proto-Deva
Paulinus "setting sail from Mona" to Deva (50 miles, 9 hours at 5 knots) makes more narrative sense in a journey of that length than merely hopping on a ferry for a couple of hundred metres.
PS it is Church Stowe you know..... xxxxx
I think you mean Aberffraw on Anglesey which was a major port until the 1300s, populated by the Romans since AD70 and has an earlier camp in the hills above the town.
With all this chat about Roman logistics nobody is answering the question of how Paulinus would prepare the battlefield, being several days ahead of Boudicca.
Also thanks to Steve Kaye for providing the appropriate archaeology reports on Longthorpe and Silchester before it got carried away.
Ian
