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I have very mixed feelings about Boudica. On one hand, the Romans fired the first shot--what they did to her and her daughters is inexcusable. On the other hand, she killed a lot of people, even natives, in retaliation. But on the flip-side, this was the standard military code in those days--the Romans did it, too, and are just as guilty of Moral Myopia as Boudica's supporters are (Roman tabloids glorify Roman acts of pillaging, but condemn everyone else). Now, some might argue that Rome brought civilization to Briton, but in truth, the Britons were pretty civilized already: the Iceni had coinage, roads, a strong religion, decently built cities, an official capital and
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I have very mixed feelings about Boudica. On one hand, the Romans fired the first shot--what they did to her and her daughters is inexcusable. On the other hand, she killed a lot of people, even natives, in retaliation. But on the flip-side, this was the standard military code in those days--the Romans did it, too, and are just as guilty of Moral Myopia as Boudica\'s supporters are (Roman tabloids glorify Roman acts of pillaging, but condemn everyone else). Now, some might argue that Rome brought civilization to Briton, but in truth, the Britons were pretty civilized already: the Iceni had coinage, roads, a strong religion, decently built cities, an official capital and \"state\" border with other neighboring tribes (who, for the most part, had the same stuff), etc. They weren\'t unwashed thugs circled around campfires and living in mud huts. Now, some might argue that Rome sped up their advancement, and maybe so, but remember this: Rome had several fallen civilizations to borrow/steal ideas (and take inspiration) from, whereas there is no evidence that the British tribes had such things; they built themselves up from scratch, and they flourished.
Overall, I like to compare Boudica\'s revolt to the sinking of the Titanic: a tragedy that needed to happen in order to make the world metaphorically wake up. The revolt got a lot of people killed on both sides, but the Roman politicians who provoked it lost their jobs in the aftermath (Nero--as in, the guy who \"fiddled\" while Rome burned--decided that their continued presence in Briton would provoke more rebellions) and were replaced by conciliatory diplomats who treated the natives, including survivors among the Iceni, with respect and ensured their smoother integration into Roman society. Said provocateurs later got their just desserts: Seneca was executed for plotting against Nero, and Suetonius was likely killed on Vespasian\'s orders during the Year of the Four Emperors.
Overall, I like to compare Boudica\'s revolt to the sinking of the Titanic: a tragedy that needed to happen in order to make the world metaphorically wake up. The revolt got a lot of people killed on both sides, but the Roman politicians who provoked it lost their jobs in the aftermath (Nero--as in, the guy who \"fiddled\" while Rome burned--decided that their continued presence in Briton would provoke more rebellions) and were replaced by conciliatory diplomats who treated the natives, including survivors among the Iceni, with respect and ensured their smoother integration into Roman society. Said provocateurs later got their just desserts: Seneca was executed for plotting against Nero, and Suetonius was likely killed on Vespasian\'s orders during the Year of the Four Emperors.
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I have very mixed feelings about Boudica. On one hand, the Romans fired the first shot--what they did to her and her daughters is inexcusable. On the other hand, she killed a lot of people, even natives, in retaliation. But on the flip-side, this was the standard military code in those days--the Romans did it, too, and are just as guilty of Moral Myopia as Boudica's supporters are (Roman tabloids glorify Roman acts of pillaging, but condemn everyone else). Now, some might argue that Rome brought civilization to Briton, but in truth, the Britons were pretty civilized already: the Iceni had coinage, roads, a strong religion, decently built cities, an official capital and
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I have very mixed feelings about Boudica. On one hand, the Romans fired the first shot--what they did to her and her daughters is inexcusable. On the other hand, she killed a lot of people, even natives, in retaliation. But on the flip-side, this was the standard military code in those days--the Romans did it, too, and are just as guilty of Moral Myopia as Boudica\'s supporters are (Roman tabloids glorify Roman acts of pillaging, but condemn everyone else). Now, some might argue that Rome brought civilization to Briton, but in truth, the Britons were pretty civilized already: the Iceni had coinage, roads, a strong religion, decently built cities, an official capital and \"state\" border with other neighboring tribes (who, for the most part, had the same stuff), etc. They weren\'t unwashed thugs circled around campfires and living in mud huts.
Overall, I like to compare Boudica\'s revolt to the sinking of the Titanic: a tragedy that needed to happen in order to make the world metaphorically wake up. The revolt got a lot of people killed on both sides, but the Roman politicians who provoked it lost their jobs in the aftermath (Nero--as in, the guy who \"fiddled\" while Rome burned--decided that their continued presence in Briton would provoke more rebellions) and were replaced by conciliatory diplomats who treated the natives, including survivors among the Iceni, with respect and ensured their smoother integration into Roman society. Said provocateurs later got their just desserts: Seneca was executed for plotting against Nero, and Suetonius was likely killed on Vespasian\'s orders during the Year of the Four Emperors.
Overall, I like to compare Boudica\'s revolt to the sinking of the Titanic: a tragedy that needed to happen in order to make the world metaphorically wake up. The revolt got a lot of people killed on both sides, but the Roman politicians who provoked it lost their jobs in the aftermath (Nero--as in, the guy who \"fiddled\" while Rome burned--decided that their continued presence in Briton would provoke more rebellions) and were replaced by conciliatory diplomats who treated the natives, including survivors among the Iceni, with respect and ensured their smoother integration into Roman society. Said provocateurs later got their just desserts: Seneca was executed for plotting against Nero, and Suetonius was likely killed on Vespasian\'s orders during the Year of the Four Emperors.
