Why Was Budica Important To The Romans
While Hannibal was a sworn foe of the Romans, so was Boudica. Who is she? Why is she an enemy to the Romans?
Boudica was an British Iceni queen. Very little is known about her origins, life, and death. Boudica gained power as ruling Queen when her husband died, who had yielded half of his property to the Romans and the other half to his family in hopes of reducing issues in his succession. However, this exacerbated the succession conflict because the Romans refused to recognise Boudica as Queen and claimed all of the king's property as well as much Iceni land. They demanded repayment for the money they claimed that the king had borrowed, flogged Boudica in public and proceeded to rape her daughters.
Boudica, in anger, gathered a group of
Britons for revolt. More issues of the Roman rule was brought to her attention, such as overtaxin and the use of tax to build a temple. When the Romans sent 200 soldiers to subdue the revolt, she led the group in decimation of the soldiers and set fire to Camulodunum and Londinium. In the process of destruction of these cities, her party killed armed Roman legions and civilians, taking the title of the "sworn foe of the Romans".
Boudica and her parties' hatred towards the Romans resulted in horrific actions against the Romans. They cut off Romen noblewomen's breasts and sewed them onto their mouths, putting the bodies in public display. The heads of the defeated were enbalmed and displayed on chariots or cast into rivers.
However, once she was faced with organised Roman soldiers, the Iceni revolts crumpled to pieces, and over 80,000 were killed. Boudica's end is unknown, and her story was lost for a long time, but once discovered, she became the national hero of Britain and a prominent historical figure.
Boudica was an British Iceni queen. Very little is known about her origins, life, and death. Boudica gained power as ruling Queen when her husband died, who had yielded half of his property to the Romans and the other half to his family in hopes of reducing issues in his succession. However, this exacerbated the succession conflict because the Romans refused to recognise Boudica as Queen and claimed all of the king's property as well as much Iceni land. They demanded repayment for the money they claimed that the king had borrowed, flogged Boudica in public and proceeded to rape her daughters.
Boudica, in anger, gathered a group of
Britons for revolt. More issues of the Roman rule was brought to her attention, such as overtaxin and the use of tax to build a temple. When the Romans sent 200 soldiers to subdue the revolt, she led the group in decimation of the soldiers and set fire to Camulodunum and Londinium. In the process of destruction of these cities, her party killed armed Roman legions and civilians, taking the title of the "sworn foe of the Romans".
Boudica and her parties' hatred towards the Romans resulted in horrific actions against the Romans. They cut off Romen noblewomen's breasts and sewed them onto their mouths, putting the bodies in public display. The heads of the defeated were enbalmed and displayed on chariots or cast into rivers.
However, once she was faced with organised Roman soldiers, the Iceni revolts crumpled to pieces, and over 80,000 were killed. Boudica's end is unknown, and her story was lost for a long time, but once discovered, she became the national hero of Britain and a prominent historical figure.