Queen Boudica's Brutal Revolt Against Rome (60 AD)

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The Roman conquest of Celtic Britain is halted in 60 AD when Boudica, Queen of the Iceni tribe of Celtic Britain, leads a massive revolt against Roman occupation. From Roman Colchester to London, the rebels leave destruction in their wake, shaking the resolve of Emperor Nero, until the Britons face off against the mighty Roman legionaries at what would become known as the Battle of Watling Street.

Boudica is also often referred to as Boadicea or Boudicca.
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[historyrhymes]

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[TheIrishvolunteer]

It's been said before but I'll say it again, the artwork on this channel is just superb. It astounds me that this content is available to the public for free.

[firingallcylinders]

The battle of Watling Street is one of the greatest examples of organization, discipline, skill and tactics vs. sheer numbers in a battle in the ancient world.

[realnapoleon]

This is a perfect example of actual history. It’s brutal, there are no good sides, and sometimes happy endings are never realized.

[benitoharrycollmann]

That was a superb video. All of your content is incredible, but any time you all cover the roman empire, I pay close attention. I'd love to see your rendition of Caesars march into Germany, when he encountered Ariovistus. The man who said of Caesar: "Let him attack whenever he pleases. He will discover what German valor is capable of. We have never known defeat. We have had superb training in arms, and for 14 years, we have never sheltered beneath a roof.”

[JobKiriaku]

This part of history is really cool. Boudica as a rebel warrior is very cool to me. I love people like this in history.

[crocdundee]

If you're looking for an excellent novel on the Iceni Revolt, Beric the Briton by G. A. Henty does an excellent job of explaining and portraying the historic settings, battles, and persons involved through the eyes of a fictional character. One of my all time favorite books.

[bobfk]

When Nero thinks a general is too cruel...he's really, really cruel !

[hoonyang]

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Please do a video about Korean history. As a Korean, I believe my country has a wealth of great historical stories, from the greatest admiral in history - Yi Sun Shin to the great Goguryeo conquest of Tang China. Koreans have proven their independence time and time again against much larger and powerful foes for much of our history and would be an exciting story to tell.

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[nicholasrobinson]

Fascinating video! Thank you for the great content. I live in the area around where this happened so it's really interesting to learn more about the history that happened here.

[aidanbutler]

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[danielwiddowson]

Incredible video! I remember learning a lot about Boudica in school, growing up in Suffolk. My only tiniest criticism is there are no large hills in East Anglia as depicted in some of the artwork! (The artwork is outstanding though!) Great work!

[TheZombifiedGuy]

I studied classics and particularly focused on Nero in college, so this was a nice treat. I really appreciate the acknowledgement at 4:22 that there are only two main literary sources for this history, and that both of them put words in the mouths of the important figures (especially the Britons) for their own rhetorical purposes to criticize and comment on contemporary issues. This can get overshadowed when people cover the rebellion, taking everything at face value. Though admittedly Tacitus' invented speeches are pretty damn good.

I will say, though, that the passage of Tacitus' Annals concerning Nero's persecution of Christians in the aftermath of the Great Fire in 64 AD (10:22 on in the video) is and has been a fierce topic of debate among historians for a long time, despite only being about 154 words long. In short, there's considerable doubt about whether the passage was actually written by Tacitus at all, with possibilities ranging from misinterpretation to a deliberate fabrication by a later writer. My understanding is that the most likely scenario is that Tacitus wrote of *a* group being scapegoated for causing the fire, and a later Roman author, compiler, or similar assumed he meant Christians and added in specifics. Or, less charitably, it may be that a Roman *Christian* made it out to be Christians in order to fit the Christian ideal of martyrdom and act as a sort of catalyst for later Roman persecution of Christians that is much better evidenced. There's a great discussion of this issue in all its complexity in Anthony Barrett's "Rome is Burning: Nero and the Fire that Ended a Dynasty, " which is also just an excellent read in general.

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[rosskelly]

Absolutely loved this. Tremendous content once again! A video on the Caledonian tribes would be amazing, especially Tacitus’ ‘Calgacus’ tale.