Boudican revolt

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The Boudican revolt was a major uprising of native Britons led by Queen Boudica against Roman rule in Britain around 60–61 CE.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Boudican revolt canonical 8
Boadicean revolt 1
Boudica's rebel forces 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
rebellion
uprising
aftermath rebuilding of Camulodunum
rebuilding of Londinium
alsoKnownAs Boudican revolt
surface form: Boadicean revolt

Boudican revolt
surface form: Boudica’s revolt

Boudica’s uprising
Boudican revolt
surface form: Boudiccan revolt
casualties high civilian casualties in Roman towns
chronology occurs during reign of Nero
commandedBy Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
surface form: Suetonius Paulinus
conflictType anti-colonial revolt
country United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom (modern territory)
culturalSignificance symbol of resistance to oppression in British cultural memory
describedBySource Cassius Dio
Tacitus
endTime 61 CE
faction Iceni
Trinovantes
hasCause Roman annexation of the Iceni kingdom
Roman mistreatment of Boudica and her daughters
confiscation of Iceni lands
heavy Roman taxation and loans
hasEffect reassessment of Roman provincial policy in Britain
tightening of Roman control in Britain
widespread destruction of Roman settlements in southeastern Britain
hasParticipant Roman auxiliaries in Britain
Roman legions in Britain
leader Boudica
location Britannia
Camulodunum
Londinium
Roman Britain
Verulamium
notableBattle Battle of Watling Street (AD 60 or 61)
surface form: Battle of Watling Street
opponent Roman Britain
Roman Empire
opposedPoliticalEntity Roman provincial administration in Britain
partOf Roman conquest of Britain
result Roman victory
suppression of the revolt
significantEvent Camulodunum
surface form: destruction of Camulodunum

destruction of Londinium
destruction of Verulamium
startTime 60 CE
timePeriod 1st century CE

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Britannia (Roman province) notableRevolt Boudican revolt
Verulamium associatedWith Boudican revolt
Londinium sufferedEvent Boudican revolt
Boudican revolt alsoKnownAs Boudican revolt
this entity surface form: Boudiccan revolt
Boudican revolt alsoKnownAs Boudican revolt
this entity surface form: Boudica’s revolt
Boudican revolt alsoKnownAs Boudican revolt
this entity surface form: Boadicean revolt
Battle of Watling Street (AD 60 or 61) partOf Boudican revolt
subject surface form: Battle of Watling Street
Battle of Watling Street (AD 60 or 61) conflict Boudican revolt
subject surface form: Battle of Watling Street
Battle of Watling Street (AD 60 or 61) combatant Boudican revolt
subject surface form: Battle of Watling Street
this entity surface form: Boudica's rebel forces
Legio XX Valeria Victrix participatedIn Boudican revolt
Roman Britain significantEvent Boudican revolt
ancient Britain hasEvent Boudican revolt