Boudica Britannia [Hardcover]

Miranda Aldhouse-Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 11, 2007

An exciting blend of historical and archaeological discoveries brings the story of Boudica right up-to-date.

• Covers current topics such as ideological and culture clashes, war and humiliation
• Will provoke widespread interest among those with a general interest in British and ancient history as it deals with a key and crucial part of British history
• It is an exciting and gripping story that combines stunning archaeological developments and early documents to create a narrative as enthralling as a good soap-opera

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Review

‘Equally at home with the classical Graeco-Roman world and that of the prehistoric European Iron Age, Professor Aldhouse-Green is well equipped to do justice to the fearsome warrior queen of the Britons who so nearly brought the story of Roman Britain to a premature end. This important study of Boudica not only makes full use of recent archaeological and classical scholarship, it also offers exciting new psychological insights into the first woman to make a significant impact on the history of Britain’.
Dr Paul R. Sealey, Assistant Curator of Archaeology, Colchester Museums

"New insights and evidence, and the fresh and modern approach to the saga of the British warrior queen. This book is well worth reading."
Dorothy Watts, University of Queensland

About the Author

Miranda Aldhouse-Green is Professor of Archaeology at NewportUniversity. She has published fifteen books including Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend (1992), Celtic Goddesses (1995), Exploring the World of the Druids (1997, 2005) Dying for the Gods (2001) and An Archaeology of Images (Routledge, 2004).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (February 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405811005
• ISBN-13: 978-1405811002
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,578,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Questionable Rigor, December 19, 2009

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This review is from: Boudica Britannia (Hardcover)

Several key statements in the book are misleading and inaccurate. For example: (1) "Palestine initially fell to the Ptolemies (whose main region was Egypt) and, in 200 BC, it was transferred to the control of the Seleucids of Syria." (2) "The Hasmoneanswere responsible for Rome's intervention in Palestine, a relationship that would lead ultimately to its inclusion in the empire"

It is well documents that the term Palestina was first used almost 300 years AFTER those events. The aforementioned sentences fly in the face of historical facts: only after they suppressed the Bar Kokhba rebellion in the 2nd century CE, the Roman authorities renamed "Provincia Judea" (derived from the name "Judah") to "Syria Palaestina".

The aforementioned gross inaccuracies reflect negatively on the quality of the book. It begs to ask if its author has not bend the truth to align it with her political views, making a mockery of the scientific method she pretends to have used. According to her own biography, the author is an archeologist whose expertise is the Celtic culture. These credentials do not suffice to make her an authority on the entire history of the Roman empire, let alone the near East.