"Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain introduces readers to the life and literary importance of Boudica through juxtaposing her different literary characterizations with those of other women and rebel leaders. This study focuses on our earliest literary evidence, the accounts of Tacitus and Cassius Dio, and investigates their narratives alongside material evidence of late Iron Age and early Roman Britain."--Provided by publisher.
"Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain introduces readers to the life and literary importance of Boudica through juxtaposing her different literary characterizations with those of other women and rebel leaders. This study focuses on our earliest literary evidence, the accounts of Tacitus and Cassius Dio, and investigates their narratives alongside material evidence of late Iron Age and early Roman Britain."--Provided by publisher.
Caitlin C. Gillespie is a Lecturer in Classics at Columbia University. She received her Ph.D. in Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Past publications have explored the intersection between material culture and literary representations of women of the imperial household during the Julio-Claudian era.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgements Texts and Abbreviations List of Maps and Illustrations Preface Maps Introduction 1 One: Britain: The Final Frontier 22 Two: Wife, Queen, Roman? 53 Three: Family and Freedom 82 Four: We Learned These Things from the Romans 104 Five: Dux Femina 136 Six: I Call Upon You, Andraste 157 Seven: The Wolf and the Hare 175 Epilogue: Warrior Woman 200 Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgements Texts and Abbreviations List of Maps and Illustrations Preface Maps Introduction 1 One: Britain: The Final Frontier 22 Two: Wife, Queen, Roman? 53 Three: Family and Freedom 82 Four: We Learned These Things from the Romans 104 Five: Dux Femina 136 Six: I Call Upon You, Andraste 157 Seven: The Wolf and the Hare 175 Epilogue: Warrior Woman 200 Notes Bibliography Index
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