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Following the death of her husband Prasutagus, the Iceni ruler, Boudicca was flogged on the orders of the new Roman Governor of Britain and her daughters were [[rape|raped]].
Following the death of her husband Prasutagus, the Iceni ruler, Boudicca was flogged on the orders of the new Roman Governor of Britain and her daughters were [[rape|raped]].
She led a bloody revolt against the Romans, who had annexed her kingdom, disrespected her and [[rape]]d her daughters. Bioudicca slaughtered four [[Rome|Roman]] legions and razed (burnt) the [[Roman]] cities of Colchester (Camulodunum), St Albans (Verulamium) and [[London|Londinium]].
She led a bloody revolt against the Romans, who had annexed her kingdom, disrespected her and [[rape]]d her daughters. Bioudicca slaughtered four [[Rome|Roman]] legions and razed (burnt) the [[Roman]] cities of Colchester (Camulodunum), St Albans (Verulamium) and [[London|Londinium]], so thoroughly that the thick layer of ash left is still clearly visible today.
After her initial successes, routing the Roman ninth legion, and burning the major towns of Camulodonum (modern-day [[Colchester]]) and Londinium (modern-day [[London]]), along with most of their inhabitants, so thoroughly that the thick layer of ash left is still clearly visible today, the Roman forces rallied against the revolt and Boudica is said to have committed [[suicide]].[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/boudica/boudicanrevolt.html]
After her initial successes, routing the Roman ninth legion, the Roman forces rallied against the revolt and Boudica is said to have committed [[suicide]].[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/boudica/boudicanrevolt.html]
She is usually depicted riding a [[chariot]] with [[scythe]]s attached to its wheels. [[Tacitus]] describes her sympathetically, stating that she was ''terrifying of mien'' and that she had red hair.
She is usually depicted riding a [[chariot]] with [[scythe]]s attached to its wheels. [[Tacitus]] describes her sympathetically, stating that she was ''terrifying of mien'' and that she had red hair.
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