06-19-2016, 02:44 PM
(06-19-2016, 02:22 PM)Theoderic Wrote: does this imply that it was hardly attacked in the first instance
I believe the destruction evidence at St Albans is fairly limited - half of a row of buildings / wooden portico burned but the other half left standing, and some damage to another building - that's about it. If we didn't have another explanation, it would look like the result of an accidental fire...
Of course, there could be a lot more that we don't know about, but I've suggested that the attack on St Albans was mentioned by Tacitus for some other reason than the extent of the damage (i.e. it was important in the larger picture of the campaign! )
Nathan Ross