Boudica [electronic resource] : warrior woman of Roman Britain / Caitlin C. Gillespie.

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"Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain introduces readers to the life and importance of Boudica by juxtaposing her literary characterizations with those of other women and rebel leaders. This study analyzes the narratives of Tacitus and Cassius Dio alongside material evidence of late Iron Age and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gillespie, Caitlin C. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Series:Women in antiquity
Subjects:
Boadicea, > Queen, > -62.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Romans > Great Britain.
Iceni > History.
Queens in literature.
Great Britain > History > Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain > History, Military > 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2018 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Boudica, warrior woman of Roman Britain
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Britain: the final frontier
  • Wife, queen, Roman?
  • Family and freedom
  • We learned these things from the Romans
  • Dux femina
  • I call upon you, Andraste
  • The wolf and the hare
  • Epilogue: warrior woman.