"Boudica's rebellion in the 1st century A.D. is one of the most dramatic - and important - events in the history of Britain; the story of how one British woman challenged the might of the Roman Empire. This account of her life is one of aggression, courage, violence, humiliation…
"Boudica's rebellion in the 1st century A.D. is one of the most dramatic - and important - events in the history of Britain; the story of how one British woman challenged the might of the Roman Empire. This account of her life is one of aggression, courage, violence, humiliation…
"Boudica's rebellion in the 1st century A.D. is one of the most dramatic - and important - events in the history of Britain; the story of how one British woman challenged the might of the Roman Empire. This account of her life is one of aggression, courage, violence, humiliation…
The Roman historian Tacitus is not only our most important source for the Early Roman Empire, but also a literary artist second to none. His fragmentarily preserved Annales deals with the imperial rule established by the first emperor Augustus, the Julio-Claudian dynasty (AD 14 …
Schottische Autorin der Gegenwart. - Niemals wird Breaca, Seherin der Kelten, den Kampf für die Freiheit aufgeben. Alle Hoffnung liegt in einem vereinten Aufstand der Völker Britanniens. Noch einmal führt das Schicksal Breaca mit jenem jungen Mann zusammen, der beide Seiten verr…
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 origi…
"Boudicca (Boadicea), Queen 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 origi…
"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 acro…
With the growth of postcolonial theory in recent decades, scholarly views of Roman imperialism and colonialism have been evolving and shifting. In this book Eric Adler explores the degree to which ancient historians of Rome were capable of valorizing foreigners and presenting cr…
