Battle of Camulodunum Battle of Camulodunum The Battle of Camulodunum, also known as the Massacre of the Ninth Legion, (60 or 61 AD) was the major military victory of the Iceni and their allies over an organised Roman army during the revolt of Boudica against the Roman occupation of Britain. A large vexillation of the "Legio IX Hispana" were destroyed by the rebels. Attempting to relieve the besieged "colonia" of Camulodunum (Colchester, Essex), legionaries of the Legio IX Hispana led by Quintus Petillius Cerialis, were attacked by a horde of British tribes, led by the Iceni. Possibly 80% of the Roman foot-soldiers were
Traditional English pronunciation of Latin position, and while the long-short distinction described above is maintained, the "r" has its own effect on the vowel, as in Elara (a long but closed syllable ending in "r"). Anglo-Latin (hereafter A-L) includes all of the letters of the English alphabet except "w", viz.: "a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v x y z". It differs from Classical Latin in distinguishing "i" from "j" and "u" from "v". In addition to these letters the digraphs "æ" and "œ" may also be used (as in