Boudicca
Boudicca (Boadicea), Leader of the Iceni, is synonymous with rebellion and feminine strength, yet what we know of her is often far removed from the time in which she lived and the early authors who first wrote about her. In this new study, Marguerite Johnson returns to the original sources and interrogates them in order to unearth what the ancients thought of this most enigmatic heroine of British freedom. After a concise overview of Boudicca and the British rebellion against Rome, she turns to…
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- Full title :Boudicca / Marguerite Johnson.
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Boudicca (Boadicea), Leader of the Iceni, is synonymous with rebellion and feminine strength, yet what we know of her is often far removed from the time in which she lived and the early authors who first wrote about her. In this new study, Marguerite Johnson returns to the original sources and interrogates them in order to unearth what the ancients thought of this most enigmatic heroine of British freedom. After a concise overview of Boudicca and the British rebellion against Rome, she turns to the writings of Tacitus and Dio and provides an in-depth analysis of their views on Boudicca and her.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bristol Classical Press
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (157 pages) : : illustrations, map
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781472502896, 1472502892, 9781283874397, 1283874393, 9781472502902, 1472502906, 9780750288484, 0750288485, 9781474734134, 1474734138
- oclc:ocn821623722
- LC Classification:DA145.3.B6
- Dewey Decimal:936.2/04092
Table of Contents
Boudicca and the British revolt against Rome -- Tacitus' account -- Dio Cassius' account -- After the ancients : Boudicca's later lives.
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