Posts Tagged ‘Boudica’

Boudica Iberian Warrior Queen Who Said No To Rome

At a time when the Western Atlantic region was not nations, but confederations of loose tribes or clans, there were no frontiers like there are today. The western Iberian tribes lived in hillforts, and they would join together and run rings round the Roman armies, waving the captured Roman standards from the hilltops. These were […]

Could Boudica’s Rebellion Have Succeeded? Part 1 of 2: The Strategy

Queen Boudica and victory Boudica – the name of the iconic British queen of antiquity is derived from the ancient Celtic word for “victory” – bouda, with the name Boudica literally translating as “Victoria”. [1] Queen Boudica’s reputation remains to this day, as both the ruler of the British Iceni tribe and the leader of […]

Boudica’s Uprising Against the Romans (Part 1 of 2): Boudica’s Fury!

Introduction Boudica, the famous British warrior queen of the Iceni, is on the warpath against the Roman occupiers! She has a massive rebel force behind her and appears unstoppable, burning one Roman city to the ground after the other! It is now only a matter of time before the Romans are either driven out […]

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