04-24-2012, 02:05 PM
Quote:Perhaps Paulinus did lure them in (the edges of Dunstable make it difficult to fully appreciate what ground Paulinus had behind him) or perhaps the Britons' confidence in success made them overly bold.I agree. The British had nothing but success over the past weeks, so any Roman force on the horizon would probably appear to them as yet another easy victory.
A question about intelligence though: can we assume that the British were aware of the positions of either Paulinus and Legio II?
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)