01-14-2017, 01:27 AM
(01-13-2017, 11:31 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote:(01-13-2017, 10:49 PM)MonsGraupius Wrote: the section where Tacitus mentions years of service.
I just checked it (Agricola 14 and following), and in fact he only mentions the two 'successful' years of Paulinus and the single year (cut off by death) of Veranius. The terms of the others have presumably been reconstructed by other references to events. So there's a certain amount of possible flexibility, but the dates we have are probably about right, give or take a year here and there.
Thanks I stupidly missed those.
There's also a couple of governors which were consuls just before coming to Britain. That's given me some kind of rational for the dates of most governors up to Agricola
Oh the grand oh Duke Suetonius, he had a Roman legion, he galloped rushed down to (a minor settlement called) Londinium then he galloped rushed back again. Londinium Bridge is falling down, falling down ... HOLD IT ... change of plans, we're leaving the bridge for Boudica and galloping rushing north.
