Boudica

Queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica led a major revolt against Roman occupation in AD 60/61.

Chronology: 30 – 61

Origins & Early Life

Boudica or Boudicca (, from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā (adjectival suffix), i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced [ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She is considered a British national heroine and a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence. Boudica's husband Prasutagus, with whom she had two daughters, ruled as a nominally independent ally of Rome.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and to the Roman emperor in his will. When he died, his will was ignored, and the kingdom was annexed and his property taken. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, Boudica was flogged and her daughters raped. The historian Cassius Dio wrote that previous imperial donations to influential Britons were confiscated and the Roman financier and philosopher Seneca called in the loans he had forced on the reluctant Britons. In 60/61, Boudica led the Iceni and other British tribes in revolt.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

They destroyed Camulodunum (modern Colchester), earlier the capital of the Trinovantes, but at that...

Source: Wikipedia