Edward Gibbon devoted a side chapter in Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire to this woman, whom he much admired.
Edward Gibbon devoted a side chapter in Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire to this woman, whom he much admired. A devotee of the warrior goddess Andraste, she assembled an army of over 50,000 men, twice the size her (*) husband's force had been, and led it against the Romans; eventually she committed suicide after being captured by Britannicus. Name this warrior queen of the Celtic nation of Iceni who fought Rome from 50-61 AD.
Edward Gibbon devoted a side chapter in Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire to this woman, whom he much admired.
{Boadicea} or {Boudicca}