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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.
[11] Tacitus depicts Boudica as a victim of Roman slavery and licentiousness, her fight against which made her a champion of both barbarian and British liberty; [12] and he portrays Boudica's actions as an example of the bravery of a free woman, rather than of a queen, sparing her the negative connotations associated with queenship in the ...
All this led to the revolt of the Iceni, under the leadership of Boudica, in 60 or 61. Coins have been found in Suffolk inscribed SVB ESVPRASTO ESICO FECIT, "under Esuprastus Esico made (this)" in Latin. Some archaeologists believe that Esuprastus was the true name of the king Tacitus calls Prasutagus, while others think he was a different person.
Hermaphroditos; raped by (and later merged with) the nymph Salmacis. Hylas; raped by naiads. Lyrcus, son of Phoroneus, raped by Hemithea, by means of alcohol. Odysseus; in some versions, raped by Calypso on the island of Ogygia in his seven-year stay. Silenus; raped by the cyclops Polyphemus.
For the Great Exhibition of 1851 Thornycroft made an over-life-sized plaster equestrian statue of Queen Victoria which was much admired by the queen herself and by Prince Albert. [2] He had the royal family's full co-operation in its creation, the queen's horse being sent round to his studio several times during the process. [ 3 ]
Former President Barack Obama's family was the subject of a recent article stating a man had filed a lawsuit claiming he was the biological father of Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia.
Boudica (formerly latinised Boadicea) was a 1st-century queen of the British Iceni tribe. Boadicea , Boudica or Boudicca may also refer to: Arts and entertainment