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She led a bloody revolt against the Romans, who had annexed her kingdom, disrespected her and [[rape]]d her daughters. After 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]
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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]].  
  
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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]]. Bioudicca launched upon a war,slaughtering four [[Rome|Roman]] legions and razing (burning) the [[Roman]] cities of Colchester (Camulodunum), St Albans (Verulamium) and [[London|Londinium]]. She killed every Roman citizen she found in the city and threw their heads into the [[Thames River]]. One of the skulls can be seen on display in the Museum of London. 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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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]].
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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]
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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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Revision as of 21:28, May 8, 2007

Statue of Boudica near Westminster Pier, London, with her two daughters upon a chariot.

Boudica (also spelt Boudicea and Boudicca) (25-62) was the queen of the Iceni tribe of East Anglia in Celtic Britain, in the area now known as East Anglia during Nero's reign.

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 raped.

She led a bloody revolt against the Romans, who had annexed her kingdom, disrespected her and raped her daughters. Bioudicca slaughtered four Roman legions and razed (burnt) the Roman cities of Colchester (Camulodunum), St Albans (Verulamium) and Londinium.

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.[1]

She is usually depicted riding a chariot with scythes 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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