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Boudica (also spelled Boudicca, formerly known as Boadicea, and known in Welsh as "Buddug") (d. AD 60 or 61) was a queen of the Iceni tribe of what is now known as East Anglia in England, who led an uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.
Boudica's husband, Prasutagus, an Icenian king who had ruled as a nominally independent ally of Rome, left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and the Roman Emperor in his will. However, when he died his will was ignored. The kingdom was annexed as if conquered, Boudica was flogged and her daughters raped, and Roman financiers called in their loans.
In AD 60 or 61, while the Roman governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, was leading a campaign on the island of Anglesey in north Wales, Boudica led the Iceni, along with the Trinovantes and others, in revolt. They destroyed Camulodunum (Colchester), formerly the capital of the Trinovantes, but now a colonia (a settlement for discharged Roman soldiers) and the site of a temple to the former emperor Claudius, built and maintained at local expense, and routed a Roman legion, the IX Hispana, sent to relieve the settlement.
On hearing the news of the revolt, Suetonius hurried to Londinium (London), the twenty-year-old commercial settlement which was the rebels' next target, but concluding he did not have the numbers to defend it, evacuated and abandoned it. It was burnt to the ground, as was Verulamium (St Albans). An estimated 70,000-80,000 people were killed in the three cities. Suetonius, meanwhile, regrouped his forces in the West Midlands, and despite being heavily outnumbered, defeated Boudica in the Battle of Watling Street. The crisis had led the emperor Nero to consider withdrawing all Roman forces from the island, but Suetonius's eventual victory over Boudica secured Roman control of the province.
The history of these events, as recorded by Tacitus and Cassius Dio, were rediscovered during the Renaissance and led to a resurgence of Boudica's legendary fame during the Victorian era, when Queen Victoria was portrayed as her "namesake". Boudica has since remained an important cultural symbol in the United Kingdom. The absence of native British literature during the early part of the first millennium means that Britain owes its knowledge of Boudica's rebellion to the writings of the Romans.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica
14 Ноябрь 2009, 10:41 pingmeetspong wonderful, love the dof =)
14 Ноябрь 2009, 22:08 Guido Musch Prachtig Joep, inderdaad erg goeie DoF!
15 Ноябрь 2009, 04:12 Andreas Blixt Very, very nice! Love the lighting and tones!
15 Ноябрь 2009, 18:06 .marcel. b r i l j a n t e joep foto
16 Ноябрь 2009, 15:43 SchulteSchultz Vage voorgrond in combi met dat reuzenrad... Erg mooi weeeeer .. jij blijft bezig
16 Ноябрь 2009, 18:53 2wheelz This is wonderful! Great processing.
17 Ноябрь 2009, 17:02 claudedelrieu21 tres belle photo
18 Ноябрь 2009, 11:11 *LeDams* Awesome !
18 Ноябрь 2009, 11:39 KarolusLinus Geweldige combinatie van 2 interessante bezienswaardigheden.
19 Ноябрь 2009, 03:40 Darren Lehane Whilst this is without doubt an excellent shot it has not been approved for posting to the Londoners Street Photography group on the grounds it does not meet rule #1 in the group rules. Sorry.
19 Ноябрь 2009, 18:15 aka serene what a brilliant idea to shoot the eye from/through this statue! it works so well.
20 Ноябрь 2009, 04:26 SMGallery (MooreandCruz.com) Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Amazing Shots! (Post 1 / Award 3) ADMIN INVITE ONLY, and we'd love to have this added to the group!Stunning treatment!! I love the tones!
20 Ноябрь 2009, 18:12 kvdl
beautiful composition and processing. well
worth it on black!
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21 Ноябрь 2009, 10:28 GUNDOGAN awesome!!
21 Ноябрь 2009, 11:03 tad.ok Very well done; very original view of the eye as well
22 Ноябрь 2009, 09:15 Walter Watzpatzkowski Hij is weer fijn!!!
22 Ноябрь 2009, 10:03 Tyla'75 beautiful
22 Ноябрь 2009, 16:12 noomrise Great shot and treatment. Nice work.
23 Ноябрь 2009, 01:37 onedrunkboy lovely, i first thought it was some miniature statue laying on some window seal at first
23 Ноябрь 2009, 04:07 Rex Maximilian Love how you've composed the shot! ...as well as the post-processing... I guess this is on the opposite bank of the Thames from the Eye? I wished I would've seen this statue while I was there...
23 Ноябрь 2009, 12:52 skinnykidrobot Beautiful sharpness to the focus, as always lovely tones
24 Ноябрь 2009, 12:47 DHUM
WOW ... this is magical.
very creative too! there are far too many
pictures of the wheel, but this is a nice and
refreshing take.
(ps. awesome processing)
24 Ноябрь 2009, 23:07 UGArdener Seen in Explore on Wednesday Evening - Great Work!
25 Ноябрь 2009, 06:26 vr6woman Yes it is magic! It looks like the statue is commanding The Eye to spin.
25 Ноябрь 2009, 07:21 dai oni thanks for the infonice tone and cool comp on this
26 Ноябрь 2009, 07:12 mlindqvist Awesome treatment!
26 Ноябрь 2009, 15:46 Munkin Brilliant framing
27 Ноябрь 2009, 00:40 wottheduk Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Artistic Treasure Chest {Invited Images Only} *Now Voting*, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
27 Ноябрь 2009, 01:12 pic4pic I wonder what the queen of the Iceni tribe would make of the Eye? :)
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