Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand.

[Nathan Ross]

the inhabitants of Silchester certainly were close allies... Verulamium (St Albans) was made a roman municipium in AD50 and therefore its inhabitants were Roman Citizens

Probably only the local nobility or tribal chiefs in St Albans had been given citizenship. There was certainly something going on at Silchester too though - recent excavations have uncovered what appears to be a massive central temple complex dedicated to Nero... I wouldn't be surprised if Silchester too had become a municipium, either shortly before or immediately after the revolt.

Quite possibly the ongoing investigations of the town (which are set to continue this summer, I think) will turn up some interesting things, whether they settle the issue of the location's possible connection to Boudica or not...

Of course, if Silchester was actually a much bigger and more prestigious place than St Albans at the time, the lack of a mention in Tacitus appears all the more telling!

this is an excellent site but that doesn’t mean it is THE site

No, I doubt it is. But it helps to broaden the search a bit. And it's the best site I can find in the Silchester area.

Otherwise, I'm almost entirely convinced that the battle happened at Newground!...