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In a show of brutal arrogance, the local governor, had East Anglia declared a slave province. |
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To make the point about exactly who owned whom |
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Boudicca was then treated to a public flogging while her two daughters were raped in front of her. |
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In 60 AD,Boudicca rose up in furious revolt, quickly gathering an army bent on vengeance. |
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With the cream of the Roman troops tied down suppressing an insurgency in north Wales |
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Boudicca's army marched towards the place which most symbolised the now-hated Rom |
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An colonisation of Britain, Colchester. |
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It helped that it was lightly garrisoned. |
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After a firestorm march through eastern England |
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Burning Roman settlements one by one |
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It was the city's turn. |
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The frightened Roman colonists then had to fall back to the one place |
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They were sure that they were going to be protected by their emperor and their gods |
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the great temple of Claudius. |
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If the terrified Romans, thought they were going to escape the implacable anger of Boudicca |
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They were seriously out of luck. |
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With thousands of them huddled terrified, in the temple above these foundations |
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She began to set light to it. |
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They must have been able to smell the scorch and smoke and fire coming towards them, |
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as the whole of their spanking new imperial city burned down with themselves and everything else here buried in smoke and ash. |
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Thousands died in this place. Boudicca had her revenge. |