09-04-2013, 06:53 PM
Quote:Thereby nullifying ANY source on the battle whatsoever.
Heh heh. Yep :twisted:
But all I meant was that while Tacitus may have known a fair bit about the battle and the Roman side of the operation, he may not have known so much about the British side of things, the geography of the country or the affiliations of the various peoples. So mapping his Romano-centric account onto our contemporary idea of the realities of Britain at the time is not a simple matter...
Incidentally, I can't believe I'm still discussing this subject after two and a half years! Madness - but I enjoy it...
Nathan Ross