The Great Conspiracy
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:47 am
Salve amici,
I was wondering if I could get some expert insight into this rather intriguing chapter of Roman history. For those of you who do not know the Great Conspiracy was a concerted attack on Roman Britain in 367 from Picts, Scoti, Saxons and Attacotti.
Vast swaths of the diocese were over-run (however some cities in the south-east apparently held out, suggesting that attacks against the Saxon Shore Forts perhaps didn't go according to plan).
What is noted about this attack is just how organised it appears to be. Each of these people had raided Roman territory in Britain at some point, but apparently never on this scale. Strangely enough, whilst the attack and Roman reaction is fairly well documented, there doesn't appear to be any mention as to why the barbarian tribes united like this.
What do you think could have spurned them on to such unity? A joint hatred of Rome? I'm at a total loss to explain what prompted these people to undertake such a coordinated effort to attack Roman Britain.
Vale,
A. Flavius
I was wondering if I could get some expert insight into this rather intriguing chapter of Roman history. For those of you who do not know the Great Conspiracy was a concerted attack on Roman Britain in 367 from Picts, Scoti, Saxons and Attacotti.
Vast swaths of the diocese were over-run (however some cities in the south-east apparently held out, suggesting that attacks against the Saxon Shore Forts perhaps didn't go according to plan).
What is noted about this attack is just how organised it appears to be. Each of these people had raided Roman territory in Britain at some point, but apparently never on this scale. Strangely enough, whilst the attack and Roman reaction is fairly well documented, there doesn't appear to be any mention as to why the barbarian tribes united like this.
What do you think could have spurned them on to such unity? A joint hatred of Rome? I'm at a total loss to explain what prompted these people to undertake such a coordinated effort to attack Roman Britain.
Vale,
A. Flavius