"this would give 30,000 Iceni and Trinovante warriors at the start of the revolt, and 57,500 warriors by the final battle." I really like these numbers, I would buy into this structure (if ever asked).
The Brit forces would be light on armament and discouraged from serious martial practice following the 47AD rising, so not in the great shape and their key age group up to 30 would be very light on experience and battle culture.
The Brits would want to go in with a 3:1 advantage minimum, probably double that against prepared positions on disadvantageous terrain far from home, so these numbers look really plausible. The odds are looking less stacked against the Legions now thanks to Nathan.
Story telling and glory over all, I blame generations of Classics teachers .......
Regarding Daylight hours, my working hypothesis is that the engagement took place in June 61 AD, so about 16 hours of daylight to get in from a Brit muster point (Hunsbury Hill) engage (Church Stowe) and then maybe a little more pursuit time into the night.
The Brit forces would be light on armament and discouraged from serious martial practice following the 47AD rising, so not in the great shape and their key age group up to 30 would be very light on experience and battle culture.
The Brits would want to go in with a 3:1 advantage minimum, probably double that against prepared positions on disadvantageous terrain far from home, so these numbers look really plausible. The odds are looking less stacked against the Legions now thanks to Nathan.
Story telling and glory over all, I blame generations of Classics teachers .......
Regarding Daylight hours, my working hypothesis is that the engagement took place in June 61 AD, so about 16 hours of daylight to get in from a Brit muster point (Hunsbury Hill) engage (Church Stowe) and then maybe a little more pursuit time into the night.
