Rome Humiliates A Queen
When Rome conquered Britain, they made an agreement with King Prasutagus, allowing him to continue ruling on the condition that his land would become Rome's property upon his death. However, upon his passing, Prasutagus left half the kingdom to Rome and half to his wife, Boudica, and their two daughters. This led the Roman governor to forcibly annex the kingdom, subjecting Boudica to humiliation and cruelty. They subjected her to flogging, and her daughters endured rape. Rome seized control of the entire country, resulting in the loss of their hereditary estates by the chiefs and the treatment of the king's relatives as enslaved individuals.
In response to these horrific actions, Queen Boudica, far from a passive victim, rallied a formidable army and launched attacks on the Roman capital city, Camulodunum, and Londinium, now the modern-day City of London. These brutal reprisals included bloodthirsty killings, widespread burning, looting, crucifixions, impalings on skewers, and the estimated killing of 80,000 people. Rome had to employ significant resources and strategic prowess to quell the resilient queen, eventually succeeding in breaking her rebellion. Queen Boudica became a historical figure, remembered as the heroine of one of the most ruthless tales of revenge in history.
