Tag: Boudica

When the Iceni reached Londinium, they pillaged and burned down the city, killing all inhabitants who had remained.

The Iceni’s Queen Boudicca Who Revolted Against Roman Rule

MessageToEagle.com | June 9, 2016

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – The Iceni people were British Celts who occupied the area of modern Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and north-west Suffolk. The tribe represented a significant power

Together these read At(e)ba(tum) - 'of the Atrebates' - the French tribe who likely founded Silchester in 1st Century BC. The two pieces were found approximately ten metres apart in the SE quarter of Insula III, a block of the Roman Town. They are probably from a slab of marble from Purbeck in Dorset, which was either a sign commemorating the construction of a significant building, or a dedication to a deity.

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Remarkable Discovery In Silchester Roman Town: Matching Pieces Destroyed 2000 Years Ago Reunited

MessageToEagle.com | November 13, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – Two pieces from a Roman building sign destroyed 2000 years ago, possibly by the legendary Boudica, have been reunited thanks to a remarkable discovery made by the