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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4618238, member: 14873"]I mostly agree with everything you say, [USER=106566]@DCCR[/USER] (except for the bit relating to Andrew Burnett's paper, for I have not read it), and I am not just buttering you up. I appreciate the amount of time and effort you have devoted to this - you are far ahead of me in understanding the timeline of the campaign (as is Curtis Clay of course). I</p><p>somewhat agree with your observation: “ …………… My main quibble with Elliot's timeline is the start. Nothing is done in 208 AD, and *everything* happens in 209 AD. Reed has them moving North and securing as far as Fife in 208 AD which makes more sense to me …………… “. [EDITED]: On re-reading that part, I think Septimius found out that there was going to be a lot more preparation required than he had anticipated before they could take to the field in 208 - and that led to a good bit of delay before the field operations got underway. [END EDIT]</p><p><br /></p><p>My reading speed has slowed down considerably (I fall asleep while reading quite often these days) but I will keep plugging away.</p><p><br /></p><p>James[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4618238, member: 14873"]I mostly agree with everything you say, [USER=106566]@DCCR[/USER] (except for the bit relating to Andrew Burnett's paper, for I have not read it), and I am not just buttering you up. I appreciate the amount of time and effort you have devoted to this - you are far ahead of me in understanding the timeline of the campaign (as is Curtis Clay of course). I somewhat agree with your observation: “ …………… My main quibble with Elliot's timeline is the start. Nothing is done in 208 AD, and *everything* happens in 209 AD. Reed has them moving North and securing as far as Fife in 208 AD which makes more sense to me …………… “. [EDITED]: On re-reading that part, I think Septimius found out that there was going to be a lot more preparation required than he had anticipated before they could take to the field in 208 - and that led to a good bit of delay before the field operations got underway. [END EDIT] My reading speed has slowed down considerably (I fall asleep while reading quite often these days) but I will keep plugging away. James[/QUOTE]
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