Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . 44 BOADICEA. BOADICEA. THIS extraordinary woman, celebrated for the valor she displayed againstthe Romans, was the wife of Prasatagus, king^f the Iceni, one of the statesinto which Britain was divided, while the island was subject to Roman au-thority. But to give her history, we must briefly narrate that of the times inwhich she lived
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . 44 BOADICEA. BOADICEA. THIS extraordinary woman, celebrated for the valor she displayed againstthe Romans, was the wife of Prasatagus, king^f the Iceni, one of the statesinto which Britain was divided, while the island was subject to Roman au-thority. But to give her history, we must briefly narrate that of the times inwhich she lived. About the sixtieth year of our era, Suetonius Paulinus, one of the greatestgenerals of the age, was appointed governor of Britain, and allowed an armyof one hundred thousand men to keep the natives in subjection. The infamousNero* was then emperor of Rome, and Paulinus was a fit instrument to execute. Head of Nero—From a Bust in the Vatican. the orders of his master, who cared not how many people 3uffered, if his unbound-ed avarice and lust were satisfied. To fill the coffers of the emperor the Britonswere subjected to the most cruel taxation, and those who but recently were inthe full enjoyment of peace and liberty, were reduced to the most abject the inherent principles of freedom, actively alive in the breast of theBritons, could not be destroyed, and when the oppressions of their conquerorsbecame too severe to be borne, they raised the banner of revolt, around whichevery true Briton rallied. The spirit of revolution, prompted by a love of * This tyrant, whose characteristic portrait is shown above, was son of Caius Domitius, and of Ag-rippina, daughter of Germanicus. He was adopted by Claudius, A. D. 50, and four years after suc-ceeded him on the throne. At the commencement of his reign his conduct excited great hopes in theRomans ; he appeared just liberal, affab
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