BattlefieldsSpettisbury Rings Mass Killing
Roman Period

Spettisbury Rings Mass Killing

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England
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Durotriges
Forces
Durotriges
VS
Victor
Roman
Forces
Roman assault force
Outcome
Defenders massacred; site abandoned
The Battle

History & Significance

During railway construction in 1857 a mass grave of approximately eighty individuals with Roman-period weaponry was found at Spettisbury Rings; the evidence points to a violent Roman storming of this Durotriges hillfort distinct from the initial siege.

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