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Boudica: warrior woman of Roman Britain
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Boudica: warrior woman of Roman Britain

Caitlin C Gillespie
Women in antiquity, Oxford University Press
2018

Abstract

Boadicea Boadicea,-QWueen Boudica Boudican revolt Boudicca Classical History Comparative biography Great Britain-History-Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D Historical biography History History, Military Iceni Native revolt Queens Queens in literature Regional and National History Roman Britain Romans Women in antiquity
"Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain introduces readers 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."--Provided by publisher

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