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Roman Period

Roman Assault on Hod Hill

43–44
Dorset, England
Also known as: Vespasian at Hod Hill
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Durotriges
Forces
Durotriges: c. 1,000–2,000.
VS
Victor
Romans (Legio II Augusta)
Forces
Romans: c. 4,000–5,000 (legion detachment)
Outcome
Hillfort taken; Roman auxiliary fort built inside its north-west corner
The Battle

History & Significance

Roman artillery fire concentrated on the chieftains hut cluster; the subsequent fort-within-a-fort is uniquely well-preserved evidence of conquest.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Roman Assault on Hod Hill

Bowl barrow 470m south east of Ashley Wood Golf Club House
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Causewayed enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement with outworks called Buzbury Rings
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Two bowl barrows in Ashley Wood 750m SSE of Buzbury Rings
Scheduled monument · ~4.1 miles
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