Boudica Britannia; rebel, war-leader and queen.9781405811002 Boudica Britannia; rebel, war-leader and queen. Aldhouse-Green, Miranda. Longman 2006 286 pages $34.95 Hardcover DA145 Aldhouse-Green (archaeology archaeology (ärkēŏl`əjē) [Gr.,=study of beginnings], a branch of anthropology that seeks to document and explain continuity and change and similarities and differences among human cultures. , Cardiff U., Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. ) recounts the earliest freedom movement recorded from Britain, and the warrior, queen, and mother who raised an army of over 200,000, caused the death of 70,000 Roman settlers and supporters, sacked sack 1 n. 1. a. A large bag of strong coarse material for holding objects in bulk. b. A similar container of paper or plastic. c. The amount that such a container can hold. 2. three Roman cities, and decimated a Roman legion before being defeated in battle. The Romans of course did not highlight the incident in their histories, but she says that archaeology is now augmenting the legends and occasional mention to allow a fuller story to be told. When she first rose to prominence as an Iron Age scholar, she wrote as Miranda Green Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green is a professor of archaeology at the University of Wales, Newport. She obtained degrees from the Cardiff University, the University of Oxford and the Open University. . ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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