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by John1
Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:52 pm
Forum: Old World
Topic: Boudicca
Replies: 63
Views: 22918

Re: Boudicca

The distribution in figure 6 implies a hard core in the area around Chester (Deva) which was the base of Legio XX Valeria Victrix for 200 years, they also were with Paulinus in North Africa before the Boudiccan campaign. The XX also recruited in North Africa (several Centurians) but used Illyian cav...
by John1
Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:26 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Boudicca
Replies: 63
Views: 22918

Re: Boudicca

try this on for size then, a dna remnant of Roman cavalry auxillaries in our midst.....

http://www.jogg.info/32/bird.pdf
by John1
Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:30 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Boudicca
Replies: 63
Views: 22918

Re: Boudicca

That's exactly what I'd been led to believe. So any candidate site for the battle should surely be accompanied by a speculation concerning where the marching camp/s to hold 10 000 troops would be sited. The Church Stow theory is the only one which seems to attempt this, do any of the other candidate...
by John1
Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:20 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Boudicca
Replies: 63
Views: 22918

Re: Boudicca

The interesting thing about the Church Stow topography seems to be that the slopes would have been too steep for chariots (although I am no expert) so assaults along the ridges would have been the only way to bring them into play, straight into the triple ditch complexes. So a slog on foot up the gu...
by John1
Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:37 pm
Forum: Old World
Topic: Boudicca
Replies: 63
Views: 22918

Re: Boudicca

There is a new site/theory doing the rounds for the Boudiccan Battle site;

http://www.craftpegg.com/Battle_Church_Stowe_CP.pdf