The Boudican revolt was an armed uprising by native Celtic Britons against the Roman Empire during the Roman conquest of Britain. It took place circa AD 60–61 in the Roman province of Britain, and it was led by See more

In AD 60 or 61, while the Roman governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, was leading a campaign against the island of Mona (modern See more

The historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus writes that the crisis had almost persuaded Nero to abandon Britain, but with the revolt brought to a decisive … See more

A bronze head found in Suffolk in 1907, now in the British Museum, was probably struck from a statue of Nero during the revolt. See more

In AD 43 Rome invaded south-eastern Britain. The conquest was gradual, and while some native kingdoms were defeated in battle and occupied, others remained nominally … See more

Preparations by both sides
While the Britons continued their destruction, Suetonius regrouped his forces. According to … See more

The site of the battle was not identified by either classical historian, although Tacitus mentions some of its features; its location is unknown. Most … See more