DecimusCaesar Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 According to Tacitus, The Silures defeated the XXth 'Valeria Victrix' Legion. Afterwards they were subdued by the Legions and became non-citizen 'Civitate Peregrine'. According to one source I have seen it referred to as 'Rome's greatest defeat in Britain' by Tacitus; although I can not find this quote myself in his works. Is this true or has it been made up? It seems strange that the defeat of one legion is 'the greatest disaster' considering the Legions of Rome had suffered worst at the hands of the Boudican Rebels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotWotius Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 According to Tacitus, The Silures defeated the XXth 'Valeria Victrix' Legion. Afterwards they were subdued by the Legions and became non-citizen 'Civitate Peregrine'. According to one source I have seen it referred to as 'Rome's greatest defeat in Britain' by Tacitus; although I can not find this quote myself in his works. Is this true or has it been made up? It seems strange that the defeat of one legion is 'the greatest disaster' considering the Legions of Rome had suffered worst at the hands of the Boudican Rebels. The Silures only attacked a detachment of a legion (maybe the XXVV) while they were building a vexillation fortress at Clyro in Powys; they did not 'defeat' an entire legion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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