Boudica Iron Age Warrior Queen

by Hingley, Richard; Unwin, Christina

• ISBN13: 9781852855161
• ISBN10: 1852855169
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-21
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Boudica, or Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, led a famous revolt against Roman rule in Britain in AD 60, sacking London, Colchester and St Albans and throwing the province into chaos. Although then defeated by the governor, Suetonius Paulinus, her rebellion sent a shock wave across the empire. Who was this woman who defied Rome? Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queenis an account of what we know about the real woman, from classical literature, written for the consumption of readers in Rome, and from the archaeological evidence. It also traces her extraordinary posthumous career as the earliest famous woman in British history. Since the Renaissance she has been seen as harridan, patriot, freedom fighter and feminist, written about in plays and novels, painted and sculpted, and recruited to many causes. She remains a tragic, yet inspirational, figure of unending interest.

Author Biography

Richard Hingley is a Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at the University of Durham

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Boudica
Iron Age and Roman Britain	p. 3
The Classical Sources	p. 41
The Archaeological Evidence	p. 63
Boadicea
Finding Boadicea	p. 111
Subordination	p. 129
Imperial Icon	p. 147
In the Modern World	p. 173
A Woman of Many Faces	p. 205
Notes	p. 223
References	p. 251
Index	p. 267
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