#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus philosophize of the two-thousand-year-old tradition of the violent endings of emperors. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins @JHUWorldCrisis

Photo: The rediscovery of Tacitus's works revived English interest in Boudica, particularly during the 19th century, when she was used as a symbol for Queen Victoria and the British Empire. (Boadicea and Her Daughters by Thomas Thornycroft, 1860s, cast by his sonin 1902.)

Here:  An engraving by William Sharp published in 1793, based on Boadicea Haranguing the Britons (called Boudicca, or Boadicea) by John Opie (died 1807). 

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#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus philosophize of the two-thousand-year-old tradition of the violent endings of emperors.  Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins @JHUWorldCrisis


Boadicea was a Celtic queen who led a revolt against Roman rule in ancient Britain in A.D. 60 or 61. ... Like other ancient Celtic women, Boudica had trained as a warrior, including fighting techniques and the use of weapons

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