Boudica section C Flashcards
Who is Prasutagus
“rex… clarus”?
Prasutagus, king of the Iceni, famous for his longstanding wealth,
What did prasutagus write in his will?
“Caesarem …scripserat,
had written in his will that Caesar was his heir
along with his two daughters,
What did he think would be safe from harm?
“tali…fore”
thinking that by such submissiveness his kingdom
and his own household would be safe from harm.
What happened instead to his kingdom?
“quod…vastarentur”
The situation turned out just the opposite, so
much so that his kingdom was plundered by
centurions, and his household by slaves as
though [it were] captured [property].
What happened to his family?
“iam…sunt”
To begin with his wife, Boudica [was] beaten and
his daughters were raped;
What did the romans receive?
“praecippui…exuuntur”
every one of the chieftains of the Iceni was
deprived of their ancestral estates, as if the
Romans had received the whole region as a gift,
How were the kings relatives treated as?
“.et…habebantur”
and the kings relatives were treated like slaves
What were they worried about and what did they do?
“qua…arma”
Because of this humiliation and in fear of worse,
since they had been reduced to the status of a
province, they took up arms
Who wanted to rebel?
“commotis…servitio”
and, with the Trinobantes incited to rebellion,
others who were not yet broken by servitude
What did they plan and who did they hate the most?
pledged with secret conspiracies to take back
their freedom, with their most bitter hatred being
against the veterans.
What happened to those who recently were bought into the colony of Carborundum?
“quippe..appellando”
Indeed, those recently brought into the colony of
Camulodunum were driving [them] from their
homes, expelling [them] from their lands, by
calling them prisoners and slaves,
Who supported the veterans?
“foventibus…militibus “
with soldiers supporting the violence of the
veterans
Why did the soldiers support the veterans?
“ similitudine … licentiae.
because of the similarity of their
lifestyles and hope of the same freedom [to
misbehave later]
Who was the temple for?
“ad..aspiciebatur”
Moreover, the temple founded for the divine
Claudius was regarded as a focal point of neverending domination,
What were the chosen priest doing?
“delectique…effundebant”
and its chosen priests were pouring away whole
fortunes in a show of religious observance.
