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Andred, Ancient Goddess of the Druids? April 22, 2014
Andred is a little-known goddess of the pre-Roman British isles, whom the Romans referred to as Andraste. It was said by Roman historian Dio that she was invoked by Boudica before the Iceni rebellion of 60AD. Boudica’s speech, taken from Roman History, by Cassius Dio: Let us, therefore, go against them trusting boldly to good […]
Roman conquest of Britain: The Iceni rebellion April 22, 2014
The Iceni were allies of the occupying Romans, but when Prasutagus the Iceni king and husband of the famous queen Boudica died he left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and the Roman emperor. The Romans, who only believed in paternal inheritance, ignored this and annexed the kingdom. Betrayed, the queen Boudica was flogged, her daughters raped. In AD 60 o
Boudica: Etymology and Profile April 22, 2014
Boudica (also known as Boudicca/Boadicea, Welsh Buddug (d. AD 60 or 61) was queen of the Iceni tribe of Britons who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire. As all records of the British people were supposedly destroyed by the Romans, knowledge of Boudica comes only from them. Tacitus and Dio agree that Boudica was of royal descent.
Lost archaeological treasures discovered in Middlesex? April 1, 2014
Reports reached the 5ociety earlier today that a major archaeological find had been unearthed in Feltham, Middlesex. The haul, said to include pieces from Greek, Roman, Asian and Nordic cultures was discovered at coordinates 51.43321,-0.413299 but is not thought to be where the excavation site was originally located. An un-named source added that if veri

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