Even after Caratacus's capture, the Silures continued to fight ferociously. Tacitus records a series of defeats — a Roman foraging party was wiped out, then a cavalry squadron, then two auxiliary cohorts. Ostorius Scapula, worn down by the endless campaigning, died in office. His successor Aulus Didius Gallus could barely hold the province. The Silures were among the most formidable opponents Rome ever faced in Britain.
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