02-14-2023, 07:15 AM
(02-13-2023, 12:54 PM)Renatus Wrote: This reflects my own reservations. On a point of detail, the figure of 120,000 comes from Dio and represents Boudica's army at the start of the revolt. According to him, this had expanded to 230,000 by the time of the final battle.The number 120,000 is also an Assyrian, biblical, Greek, and Roman topos for 'a vast army' ( some terrifying numbers )
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
