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The Boudican revolt was an armed uprising by native Celtic Britons against the Roman Empire during the Roman conquest of Britain. It took place circa AD 60–61 in the Roman province of Britain , and it was led by Boudica , the Queen of the Iceni tribe.
Boudica or Boudicca (/ ˈ b uː d ɪ k ə, b oʊ ˈ d ɪ k ə /, from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced [ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.
Boadicea and Her Daughters is a bronze sculptural group in London representing Boudica, queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, who led an uprising in Roman Britain.It is located to the north side of the western end of Westminster Bridge, near Portcullis House and Westminster Pier, facing Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster across the road.
60–61: Boudican revolt [5] by Iceni, Trinovantes and other Celtic tribes in Britannia commanded by queen Boudica – revolt suppressed by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus. 60 – Battle of Camulodunum – Boudica began her uprising against the Romans by capturing and then sacking Camulodunum, then moved on Londinium.
The Boudican revolt was an assault by 230,000 Celtic Britons, although the source for this number is the Roman Scholar and Historian Lucius Cassius Dio writing around 100 years after the battle took place. [8] [9] The Boudican rebels more likely numbered between 20 and 40,000.
Quintus Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus (c. AD 30 — after AD 83), [1] otherwise known as Quintus Petillius Cerialis, was a Roman general and administrator who served in Britain during Boudica's rebellion and went on to participate in the civil wars after the death of Nero.
It was led by the Provincial governor of Britannia, Suetonius Paulinus, who led a successful assault on the island in 60–61 CE, but had to withdraw because of the Boudican revolt. [2] In 77 CE, Gnaeus Julius Agricola 's thorough subjugation of the island left it under Roman rule until the end of Roman rule in Britain in the early 5th century CE.
Roman encroachment after Prasutagus' death led his wife Boudica to launch a major revolt from 60–61. Boudica's uprising seriously endangered Roman rule in Britain and resulted in the burning of Londinium and other cities. The Romans finally crushed the rebellion, and the Iceni were increasingly incorporated into the Roman province. [1] [2]