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Boudica : warrior woman of Roman Britain / Caitlin C. Gillespie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gillespie, Caitlin C., author.
- Series:
- Women in antiquity.
- Women in Antiquity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boadicea, Queen, -62.
- Boadicea.
- Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
- Queens.
- Romans--Great Britain--Biography.
- Romans.
- Iceni--History.
- Iceni.
- Queens in literature.
- Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- 'Boudica' introduces readers to the life and literary importance of Boudica through juxtaposing her literary characterisations in Tacitus and Cassius Dio with those of other women and rebel leaders. Literary comparisons assist in the understanding of Boudica as a barbarian, queen, mother, commander in war and leader of revolt.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-087558-5
- 0-19-087559-3
- 0-19-060909-5
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