11-05-2009, 09:37 PM
Quote:... it's original name was Ala 1 Flavia Augusta, however Spaul tells us that it was in Britain during the trib' pot X of Caudius which is 50AD.Again, this is guesswork, Brian. Spaul has decided to compile a listing for AD 50, so he's popped ala I Britannica into the "Britain" list, because (a) he can't find it elsewhere, and (b) its name indicates that it must've been in Britain at some point. (Interestingly, neither Holder nor Jarrett list the regiment, because there isn't a single piece of evidence for it in Britain.)
btw It's original name was probably ala I Augusta (along with a few others, I think) --- it wouldn't have been Flavia until Flavian times! :wink:
Quote:... during the invasion of 43 with the Batavians because Tacitus later refers to their "long" service in Britain.I actually agree with Mark Hassall, Jens: that the first series of Batavian cohorts took part in the invasion. But the remark about "long service" could refer to the later series of Batavian regiments who served at Mons Graupius.
