Tacitus records that the Silures overwhelmed a Roman detachment that was building a fort in their territory, then beat off two cavalry squadrons and four auxiliary cohorts sent to relieve it. Even the legionary troops had to be committed before the Silures withdrew. This level of sustained organised resistance was extraordinary — Rome had never before encountered a tribal enemy quite like the Silures. Location estimated near the later fortress at Burrium (Usk).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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