Boudica

Big, bad Boudica united thousands of ancient Britons against Rome

The Roman Empire's grip on Britannia was slipping when the Iceni queen's massive revolt scored several victories and burned London to the ground.

Warrior Queen

When depicting people from the past, artists often turn to historical documents and archaeology in search of details about someone’s features, garments, and possessions. To create a portrait of Boudica for the cover of National Geographic History, the artist turned to the ancient accounts of Roman historians (in particular, the second-and third-century Greco-Roman author Dio Cassius) and archaeological evidence to create a vivid depiction of the Iceni queen.
Illustration by Almudena Cuesta
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