stage 15 culture

Question 1

Cogidubnus’ responsibilities as client king and his romanized name

Answer 1

responsibilities: relationship of mutual respect and advantage with emperor, collecting taxes, keeping peace in his part if Britain

name: Cogidubnus Tiberius Claudius

Question 2

which rulers opposed the romans, and which were allies

Answer 2

opposed: caratacus , boudica
allies: cogidubnus, cartimanda

Question 3

the story of boudica

Answer 3

• married king prasutagus of the iceni trabe
• he died and tried to made the emperor co-heir to the throne in his will
• the roman administrators ignored the will and took all the kind’s property
• the family was flogged and raped
• boudica started rebellions and battles
• romans won
• boudica committed suicide by poison rather than be humiliated by the romans

Question 4

story of cartimandua

Answer 4

• she was the king of brigantes
• handed caratacus over to the romans to show loyalty
• for supporting rome, cartimandua received help from the romans in stopping rebellions in her own tribe

Question 5

story of caratacus

Answer 5

• a welsh leader who had been fighting the romans for seven years
• got handed over to the romans by cartimandua
• got paraded around rome
• then got to live in honorable retirement

Question 6

being a women in britain v. being a women in rome

Answer 6

britain:
higher status than roman women
some wealthy women were equal to men
own property within marriage
divorce husbands
be buried w/ possessions
sam funeral rights as men

rome:
even high-born women were ‘owned’ by men
didn’t rule over people or lead into battle