11-16-2016, 09:45 PM
(11-16-2016, 09:54 AM)John1 Wrote: Thanks for the excuse to look at burning.Thanks - you had me worried (I'd just written up something on the basis there was no burning in the North).
The CS theory builds in the idea that the weapon and quern deposits at Hunsbury Hill, Northampton might be associated with the defeat of rebellion. ...
"It is difficult to advance a sound argument for earlier activity at Castle Dykes than the Anglo-Saxon period"
but the burning at Silchester is interesting. Having burnt the Triinovantes colony and London, the next obvious move is south to prevent re-enforcements arriving. The Thames is presumably blocked at London (or if crossed the tidal part could prevent easy retreat), so a crossing near Wallingford would be the simplest way over leading to Silchester.
You are then in a naturally hilly area.
Oh the grand oh Duke Suetonius, he had a Roman legion, he galloped rushed down to (a minor settlement called) Londinium then he galloped rushed back again. Londinium Bridge is falling down, falling down ... HOLD IT ... change of plans, we're leaving the bridge for Boudica and galloping rushing north.