The Wrath of Boudicca

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by K. M. Ashman


  Quintus Petillius Cerialis.

  Petillius was in command of the Ninth Hispana, though when the Legion was defeated, he escaped the slaughter and in later years, went on to become a Governor of Britannia.

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  Poenius Postumus

  Poenius Postumus was the Praefectus Castrorum of the Second Augusta Legion at the time and though his aid was requested by Suetonnius, it seems the request was ignored. Subsequently, at the end of the campaign he committed suicide by falling on his sword, presumably in shame.

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  The Final Battle

  The exact location of the final battle is unknown though many believe it is somewhere along the Roman Road known today as Wattling Street.

  Military numbers vary for the battle but it is generally agreed that Suetonnius had approximately ten thousand men under his command, made up from the Gemina, the remains of the Hispana, part of the Valeria Victrix and several vexillations (smaller units) from around the country.

  Numbers for Boudicca’s army range from a hundred thousand to two hundred thousand and though we will never know the exact figure, it is agreed the Britannic army vastly outnumbered the Romans.

  Despite this superiority, the narrowness of the carefully selected valley meant Boudicca could only deploy the same amount of men as the Romans at any one time and her numerical superiority was thus nullified. The Roman tactics and discipline won the day and when they turned the native army, Boudicca’s warriors were caught amongst their watching families and the carts they had brought to witness the anticipated victory. Tacitus reports that over eighty thousand Britons died that day compared to only four hundred Romans.

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  Emperor Nero

  Nero was the Emperor at the time and he seriously contemplated abandoning Britannia. If Boudicca had prevailed in the final battle, it is likely Roman occupation would have ended and our history would have been vastly different.

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  Table of Contents

  Other Books

  Copyright

  Foreword

  Prologue The Lands of the Trinovantes Britannia 40 AD

  Chapter One The Lands of the Silures 60 AD

  Chapter Two The Lands of the Iceni Britannia - 60AD

  Chapter Three The Lands of the Deceangli - 60 AD

  Chapter Four The Lands of the Iceni

  Chapter Five The Lands of the Silures

  Chapter Six The Lands of the Iceni

  Chapter Seven The Lands of the Deceangli

  Chapter Eight The City of Camulodunum

  Chapter Nine The Straits of Menai

  Chapter Ten The Straits of Menai

  Chapter Eleven The Lands of the Trinovantes

  Chapter Twelve The Forests of the Trinovantes

  Chapter Thirteen The Lands of the Trinovantes

  Chapter Fourteen The Lands of the Iceni

  Chapter Fifteen The Lands of the Catuvellauni

  Chapter Sixteen The Lands of the Iceni

  Chapter Seventeen Londinium

  Chapter Eighteen Fifty miles North West of Londinium

  Chapter Nineteen The Outskirts of Londinium

  Chapter Twenty The Forests to the North of Londinium

  Chapter Twenty One The Trading Town of Londinium.

  Chapter Twenty Two The Gemina Fort

  Chapter Twenty Three Verulamium

  Chapter Twenty Four The Plains of the Trinovantes

  Chapter Twenty Five The Valley of the Wolf

  Chapter Twenty Six The Battle of Wattling Street

  Chapter Twenty Seven The Fate of Britannia

  Chapter Twenty Eight Resolution

  Chapter Twenty Nine Legacy

  Author’s Notes

 

 

 


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