02-17-2018, 04:12 PM
Nathan wrote
As a rough guess of his army composition, I'd say 4800 men of Legio XIV plus a 480-man veteran vexillatio (from Wroxeter?), another 480-man vexillatio of Legio XX (from Usk?), then two cavalry alae at 512 men each, three auxiliary infantry cohorts at 480 men each and three cohortes equitatae at 480 infantry and 120 cavalry each. That would give Paulinus 8640 infantry and 1384 cavalry - 10,024 men total. Many of these units would have been understrength, of course!
I would agree
Nathan wrote
That would depend on whether you consider a pilum shank, fragment of armour, sword grip and an unknown number of sling bullets and arrow heads (all found at Newground/Cow Roast, close to the Tring helmet find) to be 'archaeology'...
Absoloutely
As a rough guess of his army composition, I'd say 4800 men of Legio XIV plus a 480-man veteran vexillatio (from Wroxeter?), another 480-man vexillatio of Legio XX (from Usk?), then two cavalry alae at 512 men each, three auxiliary infantry cohorts at 480 men each and three cohortes equitatae at 480 infantry and 120 cavalry each. That would give Paulinus 8640 infantry and 1384 cavalry - 10,024 men total. Many of these units would have been understrength, of course!
I would agree
Nathan wrote
That would depend on whether you consider a pilum shank, fragment of armour, sword grip and an unknown number of sling bullets and arrow heads (all found at Newground/Cow Roast, close to the Tring helmet find) to be 'archaeology'...
Absoloutely
Deryk