Description
| Product ID: | 9781849083133 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Series: | Campaign |
| Title: | Boudicca’s Rebellion AD 60–61 |
| Subtitle: | The Britons rise up against Rome |
| Authors: | Author: Nic Fields, Peter Dennis |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, Ancient history, Military history, Battles and campaigns, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Military history, Battles & campaigns, England, Ancient Rome, BCE to c 500 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating When the Romans occupied the southern half of Britain in AD 43, the Iceni tribe quickly allied themselves with the invaders. This book tells how Boudicca widow of Prasutagus, the king of the Iceni, raised her people and other tribes in revolt and nearly took control of the fledgling Roman province. When the Romans occupied the southern half of Britain in AD 43, the Iceni tribe quickly allied themselves with the invaders. Having paid tribute to Rome, they continued to be ruled by their own kings. But 17 years later, when Prasutagus, the king of the Iceni, died, the Romans decided to incorporate his kingdom into the new province. When his widow Boudicca protested, she "was flogged and their daughters raped", sparking one of the most famous rebellions in history. This book tells how Boudicca raised her people and other tribes in revolt, overran the provincial towns of Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St Albans), destroyed the IX Legion, and nearly took control of the fledgling Roman province, before being finally brought to heel in a pitched battle at Mancetter. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-04-20 |
