Boudican revolt

60–61 · 1st century · Also known as Boudica's revolt, Revolt of Boudica

The Boudican revolt was an uprising of the Iceni and neighbouring peoples of Britain against Roman rule in 60 or 61 CE, led by Boudica, widow of the Iceni king Prasutagus. Provoked by the seizure of the Iceni kingdom and the abuse of Boudica and her daughters by Roman officials, the rebels destroyed Camulodunum, Londinium and Verulamium, killing, according to Roman writers, some 70,000 to 80,000 people. The governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus defeated them in a decisive battle, after which Roman rule in the province was firmly re-established.

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Boudica before the Final Battle60 or 61 CE

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