After Caratacus's capture, the Silures continued their war with renewed fury, reportedly saying Caratacus's fate made them more determined, not less. They defeated a force under Gaius Manlius Valens, killing the prefect and eight centurions. Tacitus says the Silures were indefatigable — raiding Roman supply lines, ambushing foragers, distributing Roman prisoners among allied tribes. Governor Ostorius Scapula himself died, exhausted by the unending guerrilla war, in 52 AD. Location estimated in Silures territory (modern Gwent/Breconshire borderland).
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