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Queen B oadicea

Queen B oadicea. Getting better acquainted with Queen Boadicea!.

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Queen B oadicea

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  1. Queen Boadicea

  2. Getting better acquainted with Queen Boadicea! • "She was huge of frame, terrifying of aspect, and with a harsh voice. A great mass of bright red hair fell to her knees: She wore a great twisted golden necklace, and a tunic of many colors, over which was a thick mantle, fastened by a brooch. Now she grasped a spear, to strike fear into all who watched her . . . ." • —Dio Cassius SH

  3. Boadicea is simply the name given to her by the Roman historian Tacitus, although to Dio Cassius she was Buduica. Whether Boudicca, Boadicea, Boadiccea, or Buduica; it would have been the Latinized version of her Brythonic Celtic name, and the convention has since been adopted that this would probably have been something similar to the name under which she is known in present day Welsh; which is, Byddyg, or literally, "Victory". SH

  4. Written histories of Boadicea, and of early Britain in general, are found in two classical manuscripts, which were most likely derived from the same original source. • The historian Tacitus wrote his history only fifty years after the events of A.D. 60, and it was said that his father-in-law Agricola was able to give an eyewitness account of the rebellion. The story of Boadicea! SH

  5. Against all odds • Between A.D. 43 and A.D. 45 married Prasutagus, King of the Iceni. • Upon his death he left his kingdom to be shared by his two daughters. • Roman law did not allow inheritance to be passed to daughters. • This was considered unacceptable according to roman standards. • Kinsmen of the royal house were enslave,Boadice was beaten with a whip • Then she was force to whiteness the public rape and torture of her two daughter said to be around the age of 12 • The brutality of these excesses only rallied them behind their queen and against the invading Romans. DW

  6. Before her power • Boadicea had no real claim to succession after the passing of her husband. • The people regarded her as their leader, because their neighboring tribes were willing to support any kind of anti-Roman uprising. • The people that lived there suffered under Roman taxation for years, • The Roman emperor also destroyed the majority of Celtic culture. • They were also upset about the attack on the headquarters of the Druidic religion. • This urged neighboring tribes to join Boadicea in her rebellion. DW

  7. The start of it • First they stormed Roman cities (Camulodunum and Colchester)continued on to Londinium(London).This ended in a final destructive battle. • Written accusations portray Boadicea and her followers in battle in savage and brutal terms. • Roman military writing portrays the enemy as being uncivilized animals compared to roman law, order, and civilization DW

  8. Battle Appearance! • At the final battle we would see Boudicca fully armed standing in her chariot with her daughters by her sides. • She was clothed, unlike many of her followers who would go into battle naked with their skin painted blue and often with tattoos. SH

  9. It continues even more • Inhabitants were massacred • They struggled with starvation and disease • Boadicea was having difficulty controlling her troops after victory with the looting and burning. • Tacitus indicated a count of roughly 70,000 casualties before the final battle DW

  10. Survival or suicide • Reported that she survived the battle. • Tacitus wrote that she poisoned her self thus died by her own hand. • Dio tells people that she fell sick and died. • Nobody really knows, only explanation is that she did not wan t to fall into Roman hands again. • Her daughters we not mentioned again, their names and fate are a mystery to history. • Boadicea apparently ended with her death and burial • She is most commonly seen as; not a queen, but a mother, wife and warrior defending her country. It’s victory or death DW

  11. Definitions! • Alliteration- Repetition of sounds in words close to one another. • Kenning- Specialized metaphor made of compound words. • Epic Hero- Has superior physical strength and is supremely ethical. • Geat- Swedish warrior. • Epic Poetry- Dramatic Composition. SH

  12. References! • http://wordinfo.info/unit/4193?letter=E&spage=5

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