03-09-2015, 11:17 PM
Quote:you haven't fully answered, I think, your own question (of 2 years ago!) on the same page - why would the Britons be heading in that direction?Your post and mine crossed with each other but, as far as I recall, I have offered the same explanations before.
Quote:perhaps Paulinus established his headquarters there while he planned his next move? Bearing in mind the lack of apparent Romanisation in the town, there must have been some reason for the rebels to attack the place.An interesting idea, although he must have got out pretty quickly when he realised that the rebels were approaching: the withdrawal from London writ small, perhaps. Another explanation arises from the towns status as a municipium. This is likely to have convinced the rebels that the inhabitants were pro-Roman and that, accordingly, they deserved to be punished.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)