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Document Details : Title: Excursions of the Roman Navy in Britain Subtitle: The Mutiny of the Usipi Author(s): SMITH, Ian Gordon Journal: Latomus Volume: 78 Issue: 3 Date: 2019 Pages: 696-732 DOI: 10.2143/LAT.78.3.3287368 Abstract : In the Flavian period the Romans sought to complete the conquest of Britain, culminating in a well-documented seven-year offensive in the north led by the governor, Gnaeus Iulius Agricola. However, his penultimate campaign of A.D. 83 was tarnished by a revolt of a cohort of Usipi (a Rhine-side tribe) which had recently been levied during Domitian’s concurrent German war and sent over to Britain. According to the accounts of Tacitus and Cassius Dio, the mutinous Usipi commandeered three ships and in a fraught voyage sailed round Britain, eventually reaching the German shore and captivity. This article closely examines the geographical aspects of their narratives to determine the potential route taken by the rebels. |
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