Boadicea
enUKBo·ad·i·ce·a
B0354400 (bō′ăd-ĭ-sē′ə)Boadicea
(ˌbəʊədɪˈsiːə)Bou•dic•ca
(buˈdɪk ə)n.
单词 | boadicea |
释义 | BoadiceaenUKBo·ad·i·ce·aB0354400 (bō′ăd-ĭ-sē′ə)Boadicea(ˌbəʊədɪˈsiːə)Bou•dic•ca(buˈdɪk ə)n. BoadiceaenUKBoadicea(bō'ədĭsē`ə), d. A.D. 61, British queen of the Iceni (of Norfolk), properly called Boudicca. Her husband, King Prasutagus, died in A.D. 59 or 60, leaving half his property to the Roman emperor and half to his daughters. The Romans, however, seized the kingdom and began to despoil it, thus provoking the Iceni to revolt. Boadicea led them in sacking Colchester, London, and Verulamium (St. Albans). Her army was eventually crushed by PaulinusPaulinusor Suetonius Paulinus (Caius Suetonius Paulinus) , d. after A.D. 69, Roman general. Under Claudius I he was stationed (A.D. 42) in Mauretania, and he advanced inland past the Atlas Mts. In A.D. 59 he had the command in Britain. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Boadicea took poison. Boadicea (Boudicca)BoadiceaBoadicea |
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