03-11-2015, 10:16 AM
Quote:So the distances doubled up make for some quite long marches.
Only if they go back the way they came. I've always envisaged the Britons (provided they went north from London) intending to head back homeward through unplundered country along the general line of the Iknield, like this:
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That would work for both the Iceni and the Trinovantes, I think, and make for a shorter overall trip.
Quote:the Roman stronghold and RV to be no further south on Watling Street than the Nene Valley.
This would need the Romans and Britons to be coordinating their movements in order to arrive at the same far-flung place to fight the battle, wouldn't it?
Nathan Ross