Alan, can you expand on this a little?
"Paulinus probably set off by the fastest means (ship?) to Wroxeter and issued his orders to assemble the army and march on the Iceni."
Paulinus "sailing" from Mona has always seemed a little odd, if it was merely a ferry to the mainland it hardly warrants a mention. However sailing to Wroxeter, on the surface of it, looks more unlikely. I am wondering if I am missing something about river navigation and the status of Wroxeter in 60AD, can you enlighten me?
Do you think Wroxeter was the forward base for the advance on Mona? I've never really considered this logistics route, instead anticipating a supply line from the South East rather than South West. In part because from the SE the Iceni would be acutely aware of Roman Troop numbers and logistics, timing their campaign to match the Roman absence. This would be in contrast to a SW logistic route which would have been far over the Iceni horizons. The reality is likely to have been a combination of both I suspect. Gaffney has the Fort dated 57-90AD so the dates are good and the size of the one under the civilian settlement appears big enough to set a campaign from.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication...t_Wroxeter
"Paulinus probably set off by the fastest means (ship?) to Wroxeter and issued his orders to assemble the army and march on the Iceni."
Paulinus "sailing" from Mona has always seemed a little odd, if it was merely a ferry to the mainland it hardly warrants a mention. However sailing to Wroxeter, on the surface of it, looks more unlikely. I am wondering if I am missing something about river navigation and the status of Wroxeter in 60AD, can you enlighten me?
Do you think Wroxeter was the forward base for the advance on Mona? I've never really considered this logistics route, instead anticipating a supply line from the South East rather than South West. In part because from the SE the Iceni would be acutely aware of Roman Troop numbers and logistics, timing their campaign to match the Roman absence. This would be in contrast to a SW logistic route which would have been far over the Iceni horizons. The reality is likely to have been a combination of both I suspect. Gaffney has the Fort dated 57-90AD so the dates are good and the size of the one under the civilian settlement appears big enough to set a campaign from.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication...t_Wroxeter
