Title Boudica : the British Revolt Against Rome AD 60

Edition 2nd ed Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (151 pages) Contents Cover; BOUDICA: the British Revolt against Rome AD 60; Copyright; Contents; The Plates; Maps and Diagrams; Acknowledgements; Preface; Preface to the revised edition; Introduction; 1 Sources; ANCIENT HISTORIANS; THE CONTRIBUTION OF ARCHAEOLOGY; AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE; 2 The Opposing Forces and the State of Britain 54 BC; THE ROMAN ARMY; THE BRITONS; The evidence of Gallic and British coins; GALLIC REFUGEES; The evidence of pottery; CAESAR'S EXPEDITIONS TO BRITAIN; COMMIUS OF THE ATREBATES; 3 Britain between the Invasions 54 BC-AD 43; CUNOBELINUS; CAMULODUNUM; THE ATREBATES; THE ICENI POST-AUGUSTUS POLICIES AND TRADETHE DEATH OF CUNOBELINUS AND ITS AFTERMATH; 4 The Conquest of AD 43; THE CAMPAIGN OF AULUS PLAUTIUS; THE RAIDS OF CARATACUS; THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CARATACUS; THE DRUIDS; THE ACCESSION OF NERO AND THE ADVANCE INTO WALES; 5 The Storm Breaks AD 6o; THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLT; THE UPRISING AND DESTRUCTION OF CAMULODUNUM; THE SACK OF LONDON AND VERULAMIUM; ROMAN REVENGE; THE AFTERMATH; 6 The Evidence from the Ground; IN THE TERRITORY OF THE ICENI; Celtic and Roman military equipment; The military dispositions after the Battle; THE LUNT AT BAGINTON, NEAR COVENTRY MANCETTER: THE SITE OF THE BATTLE?7 The Trail of Destruction; THE DESTRUCTION OF CAMULODUNUM; THE TEMPLE OF CLAUDIUS; THE DESTRUCTION OF LONDON; VERULAMIUM; THE BRONZE HEAD OF CLAUDIUS; THE HOCKWOLD TREASURE; THE HAWKEDON HELMET; THE TOMBSTONE OF CLASSICIANUS; Epilogue; References; Short Bibliography; Glossary of Latin Terms and Words (plural ending in brackets); Index Summary Queen Boudica, leader of the Iceni, revolted against the Romans in AD60 only to have her efforts avenged by a humiliated Roman army. This lively and fascinating book examines in detail the evidence and theories which surround these events Notes Print version record Subject Boadicea, Queen, -62. SUBJECT Boadicea, Queen, -62 fast Subject Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography Britons -- Queens -- Biography Iceni -- Queens -- Biography HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. Britons -- Queens Iceni -- Queens Queens SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056728 Great Britain -- History, Military -- 55 B.C.-449 A.D. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056835 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Biographies Military history Form Electronic book ISBN 9781134971534 1134971532

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