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Auxilia Cohorts and the Claudian Invasion of Britain
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D. Campbell wrote:
Quote:And the tribune of V Alaudae in ILS 974 was probably decorated by Claudius for service on the Rhine
.....I suspect that the fact that there were major campaigns in Britain, but not on the Rhine ( which was apparently fairly quiet) at this time might make it more likely the awards were earnt in britain....
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)

"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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Re: Auxilia Cohorts and the Claudian Invasion of Britain - by Paullus Scipio - 11-06-2009, 10:58 AM

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