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Roman Period

Roman Assault on Badbury Rings Hillfort

44
England
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Siege
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Durotriges
VS
Victor
Legio II Augusta (Rome)
Outcome
Archaeological evidence (mid-1st-century AD ballista bolts, a javelin head found stuck in chalk beside the Roman temple site, a ballista spearhead found c.500m away, and a baked-clay sling shot at the inner rampart) points to a Roman military action against the hillfort during the conquest of Dorset; a Roman road was later built past the north-east side of the hillfort linking Lake Farm fort to Hod Hill
The Battle

History & Significance

Roman Assault on Badbury Rings Hillfort was a siege of the Roman Period period, fought in England in 44. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

not recorded

Forces Involved

not recorded

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Roman Assault on Badbury Rings Hillfort

Length of Roman road near King Down Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Bradford Barrow
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Group of round barrows on King Down
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Section of Roman road near Badbury Rings
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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Battles near Roman Assault on Badbury Rings Hillfort

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Battle of Blandford
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