Viggen Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Like most colonial conquests, the Roman conquest of Britain was going its relentless piecemeal way when, 18 years on, in AD61, a human swarm came out of East Anglia. Queen Boudica, or Buddug, the equivalent of her name in modern Welsh, had risen against the conquerors. The underlying reason for the revolt was the accountancy on which so much Roman history turned. It is startling to learn how many of the blighters were money-lenders on the side, and with Nero's government thinking of abandoning Britain altogether as a bad investment, these men, the philosopher Seneca among them, began calling in their loans. But the event that sparked off the revolt was the outrage perpetrated on the royal house of the Iceni by Imperial tax-collectors, when Boudica was whipped, and her daughters raped. This was a rising inspired by loan sharks, prompted by the Internal Revenue, and its aim was genocide. full article at the Telegraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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