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Reasons for Celtic revolt
Physical violence and torture of Boudicca and her daughters (flogging and rape)
Led to the uproar of Iceni people when punnishments were not made to the offending Roman officers
Quote from Tacitus "The Annals" "As a begginng , his widow Boudicca was flogged and her daughters raped"
"Iceni Chiefs were deprived of traditional estates" -
"Kingdoms and household were plundered like prizes of war" - Tacitus The Annals
'Romanisation' of Celtic Britain
Temple of Claudius
Recent settlement of Camuldunum - led to the stripping of Celtic heritage - driving Trinovantes out of their traditional land
Temple was symbolic for alien rule over Britain and obstruction of traditional druidic religion
Tacitus - "Moreover, the temple erected to the divine Claudius was a blatant stronghold for alien rule
Settlement of retired Roman soldiers into the Camuldonum (Trinovantes land)
disrespect for traditional land and religion
Heavy taxation of the Celtic people
Decianus Catus gave loans to people under the leadership of Claudius
Lead to over-taxation of the people - taxes on births, deaths, land, food
Nero took the majority of the will of Prasutagus
Left very little money, resources to the Iceni and other tribes
'Given' 40,000 sesterces and had to pay back an arduous loan
Death of Prasutagus - did not upload the 50/50 split of his wealth
relatives treated as slaves
Kingdom and households pillaged
Reduced the Iceni tribe (once very powerful) to 'Provincial status' under the Roman empire
UNDERMINING OF DRUID TRADITION
54 AD - Claudius banned Druid practice
Army of Gauis Suetonius Plautinus killed Druids on the isle of Anglesey
Boudicca is suggested to be a priestess of the Druids
TREATMENT OF PEOPLE AS SLAVES
Treatment of the majority of people of south Britain - treated as slaves and lesser barbaric people
Made children conscript to the Roman army
"This was one reason for the uprising ; that Seneca, in the hope of recieving at a good rate of interest had lent to the islanders 40,000 sesterces" Cassius Dio
"The person who was thought most worthy to be their leader and who directed the conduct of the entire war, was Boudicca." Cassius Dio- Roman History VIII