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Boadicea, symbol of resistance

Boadicé e (or Boadicea, Boudicca, AD 30 – 61), is a queen of the Britto-Roman people of the Icenis (Britto-Roman people). These people lived in the area that is now Norfolk, a Roman province of Britain in the 1st century.

The birth of a revolt

Boadicea marries Prasutagos, king of the Icenis, a people conquered by the Roman Empire. Prasutagos died around the year 60. In his will, to curry favor with Emperor Nero, he bequeathed half of his kingdom to the Roman Empire.

However, the Roman occupation is not gentle and following outrages, Boadicea rebels against the Roman Empire. Sources indicate that the rape of the queen and her two daughters caused widespread revolt.

Victory and defeat

At the head of an army, Boadicea razes the colony of Camulodunum , the municipality of Verulamium and the city of Londinium (London). The Roman general Suetonius Paulinus finally achieved victory in 61 at the Battle of Watling Street. The death of Boadicea differs according to the sources:for some, she died of illness shortly after the defeat, for others she committed suicide with poison.

Boadicea remains a model of resistance today.

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