Suetonius, when news of the rebellion reaches…

61 CE

Suetonius, when news of the rebellion reaches him at Anglesey, hurries along Watling Street through hostile territory to Londinium.

A relatively new settlement, founded after the conquest of CE 43, Londinium has grown to be a thriving commercial center with a population of travelers, traders, and, probably, Roman officials.

Suetonius considers giving battle here, but considering his lack of numbers, and chastened by Petillius's defeat, decides to sacrifice the city to save the province.

Londinium is abandoned to the rebels, who burn it down, slaughtering anyone who had not evacuated with Suetonius.

Archaeology shows a thick red layer of burnt debris covering coins and pottery dating before 60 CE within the bounds of Roman Londinium.

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Londinium > London Middlesex United Kingdom View →

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Boudica View → Gaius Suetonius Paulinus View → Prasutagus View → Quintus Petilius Cerialis View →

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Classical antiquity View → Pre-Roman Iron Age of Northern Europe View → Roman Age Optimum View → Pax Romana View → Roman Conquest of Britain View → Boudica's uprising View →

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