Boudica Britannia: Rebel, War-leader and QueenPearson Longman, 2006 - Всего страниц: 286 '[This] book is a jolly good read...lively, confident and [filled with] thought-provoking parallels with modern times [...]Professor Aldhouse-Green is well equipped to do justice to the fearsome warrior queen of the Britons who so nearly brought the story of Roman Britain to a premature end. This important study of Boudica not only makes full use of recent archaeological and classical scholarship, it also offers exciting new psychological insights into the first woman to make a significant impact on the history of Britain'. Dr Paul R. Sealey, Assistant Curator of Archaeology, Colchester Museums When Roman troops threatened to seize the wealth of the Iceni people, their queen, Boudica, retaliated by inciting a major uprising, allying her tribe with the neighbouring Trinovantes. The ensuing clash is one of the most important - and dramatic - events in the history of Britain, standing testament to what can happen when an insensitive colonial power meets determined resistance from a subjugated people head-on. In this fascinating account of a legendary figure, Miranda Aldhouse-Green raises questions about female power, colonial oppression, and whether Boudica would be seen today as a freedom fighter, terrorist or martyr. |
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... tion ; any previous cordiality , of whatever longevity , could be wiped out in a moment of defiance . In 58 BC , soon after Julius Caesar began the conquest of Gaul , he had to deal with Ariovistus , a German king , who was threatening ...
... tion to develop Venta Icenorum well away from settlements that were ridden with ancestral memories of heroic resistance and independence movements , like those of Fison Way ( Thetford ) , Saham Toney or Sedgeford , 63 which stand out ...
... tion drawing of the event.40 It appears , then , that the Classical literature has a strong influence on how this episode of early British history is interpreted . At Colchester , the visitor can see ( and touch ) the very chariot that ...
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Claudius and Britannia | 36 |
Prasutagus and Boudica | 67 |
big women in Iron Age Europe | 93 |
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