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    Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain
    Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain
    Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain
    Audiobook6 hours

    Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain

    Written by Caitlin C. Gillespie

    Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon

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    About this audiobook

    In AD 60/61, Rome almost lost the province of Britain to a woman. Boudica, wife of the client king Prasutagus, fomented a rebellion that proved catastrophic for Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London), and Verulamium (St. Albans), destroyed part of a Roman legion, and caused the deaths of an untold number of veterans, families, soldiers, and Britons. Yet with one decisive defeat, her vision of freedom was destroyed, and the Iceni never rose again.

    Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain introduces listeners to the life and literary importance of Boudica through juxtaposing her different literary characterizations with those of other women and rebel leaders. This study focuses on our earliest literary evidence, the accounts of Tacitus and Cassius Dio, and investigates their narratives alongside material evidence of late Iron Age and early Roman Britain. Throughout the book, Caitlin Gillespie draws comparative sketches between Boudica and the positive and negative examples with which readers associate her, including the prophetess Veleda, the client queen Cartimandua, and the rebel Caratacus. Literary comparisons assist in the understanding of Boudica as a barbarian, queen, mother, commander in war, and leader of revolt.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 23, 2018
    ISBN9781541447202
    Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain

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