Talk:Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
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[edit] A note about his name
When Tacitus refers to Gaius Suetonius Paulinus by one name, he almost invariably uses "Suetonius" rather than "Paulinus". I think we should stick to that for consistency's sake, and have followed that in my redraft. --Nicknack009 22:46, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] fugitives or refugees?
Mona is described in this article as a "refuge for British fugitives" as well as a center of the druids. The former though seems, to me, to be suspected - were they fugitives of British tribal laws, or Roman laws? If they were fugitives of Roman law it would probably mean that they had been given high standing by the Romans, such as citizenship, else they would have been dealt with by their own local law. Then what does Tacitus mean? does he mean that Mona was harboring fugitives from Roman Law or British Law - and as Mona was not within the conquered territories of Britain until Paulinus invasion. Is there a distinction being made between British fugitives and British refugees? Why did Tacitus choose the former term? Was he correct or was he more politically motivated. L Hamm 19:26, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
- Or were the fugitives deserters from the auxiliaries, or the legions? Either way we should be able to confirm it. L Hamm 19:27, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image
I have removed the image in this article, which had a caption that claimed that it was an artist's impression of 'Suetonius Paulinus, the imperial governor, returned from campaigning in Wales to London'. It is in fact a painting by Chris Collingwood entitled AD 61, depicting 'cavalry and legionaries (plus an auxiliary Hamian archer) of the XIVth Legion' (http://www.directart.co.uk/mall/more.php?ProdID=2405). It is therefore arguably only partly (if at all) relevant to his life and career, and I've removed it accordingly. Michael Fryer 08:02, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Another image is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/suetonius.shtml --Snek01 16:56, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
