Boudica's Incredible Magnitude Of Strength
Boudica (a mother, wife, and leader) was able to show her incredible magnitude of strength through almost beating Rome in a battle sparked by her resentment towards their poor treatment. Lizzie and Jane, from Pride and Prejudice, and Boudica can be compared and contrasted based on their actions and feelings towards people they resent.
In order to understand Boudica’s life, background on what was going on between Britain and Rome is needed. In 55 BC, Julius Caesar made an attack into Britain that resulted in an allegiance with six British tribes, one of which being the Iceni. For around 97 years after, Rome never bothered the British tribes. Then in 41 BC, Claudius became emperor. He decided he wanted to add Britain to his empire. There were …show more content…
The more she battled, the more British soldiers she gained, coming out to a total of 230,000 people fighting alongside her. The location of Boudica’s final battle is not known, but the events that occured are. 15,000 Roman soldiers went up against Boudica’s now 80,000 soldier army. The Romans wound up killing almost all 80,000 of Boudica’s soldiers before they were defeated. Boudica was very confident she would win the battle that she brought wagons with families of the British soldiers. These wound up becoming a huge disadvantage and prevented the British from being able to flee. Boudica is thought to have died during this battle, but many speculate that she poisoned her and her daughters when she started to realize they were not going to win. Overall, before Boudica’s defeat, her and the British soldiers killed around 80,000 …show more content…
Overall, the Romans were much more experienced and disciplined then their Celtic opponents. Another reason Boudica’s last battle did not turn out victorious like the others was because there was no element of surprise. The final factor that played greatly into their loss was the Celts was they did not have body armor. The Romans, although outnumbered, had that protection. The Celts and Romans swords were also different: the Celts used long, hard to maneuver swords that were no match against the short, lethal swords of the
In order to understand Boudica’s life, background on what was going on between Britain and Rome is needed. In 55 BC, Julius Caesar made an attack into Britain that resulted in an allegiance with six British tribes, one of which being the Iceni. For around 97 years after, Rome never bothered the British tribes. Then in 41 BC, Claudius became emperor. He decided he wanted to add Britain to his empire. There were …show more content…
The more she battled, the more British soldiers she gained, coming out to a total of 230,000 people fighting alongside her. The location of Boudica’s final battle is not known, but the events that occured are. 15,000 Roman soldiers went up against Boudica’s now 80,000 soldier army. The Romans wound up killing almost all 80,000 of Boudica’s soldiers before they were defeated. Boudica was very confident she would win the battle that she brought wagons with families of the British soldiers. These wound up becoming a huge disadvantage and prevented the British from being able to flee. Boudica is thought to have died during this battle, but many speculate that she poisoned her and her daughters when she started to realize they were not going to win. Overall, before Boudica’s defeat, her and the British soldiers killed around 80,000 …show more content…
Overall, the Romans were much more experienced and disciplined then their Celtic opponents. Another reason Boudica’s last battle did not turn out victorious like the others was because there was no element of surprise. The final factor that played greatly into their loss was the Celts was they did not have body armor. The Romans, although outnumbered, had that protection. The Celts and Romans swords were also different: the Celts used long, hard to maneuver swords that were no match against the short, lethal swords of the