The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Boudica, Queen ( - c. -61/0)
Queen of the British Celtic Iceni who rebelled against Roman rule. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica Relevant locations: Lived at or near Britain (pre-modern), EuropeReferences in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) The said Sepulchral Monument was
happily rescued
byDr. , from the brutish Workmen
who had broke it
in the Middle, and were going to make use of it for two
they call them, to bind the Wall; but by that worthy Gentleman's
Direction it was walled upright, with the Inscription and Effigies to
the Front, and is since removed to the Gardens ofSir
at
broken Stones and Brick-bats, byMr. in making
Moulds for
casting Bells. Upon my Enquiry after Inscriptions in that ancient
City, he recollected himself that he had seen some old Letters, but
thought the Brick was lost, though upon Search we found the Piece
which is inscribed, LEG. I X. VIC. This is also an Argument of the
Peace these Parts enjoyed at that Time, which I take to be the later
End of
being the usual Employment of Soldiers at such Vacancies.Sir was of Opinion, that this
one of those established by
ture in the later End of
here in
of, is indisputably evident from
he gives a lamentable Account of the Slaughter of Seventy thousand
Citizens, and Confederates, by the enraged
ber was the Foot of this 9th Legion,
escaping.
by
Bryan Fairfax
in the Middle, and were going to make use of it for two
Throughs, as
they call them, to bind the Wall; but by that worthy Gentleman's
Direction it was walled upright, with the Inscription and Effigies to
the Front, and is since removed to the Gardens of
Hen. Goodrick
at
. This Brick had been several Times made use of, withRibston
broken Stones and Brick-bats, by
Smith
casting Bells. Upon my Enquiry after Inscriptions in that ancient
City, he recollected himself that he had seen some old Letters, but
thought the Brick was lost, though upon Search we found the Piece
which is inscribed, LEG. I X. VIC. This is also an Argument of the
Peace these Parts enjoyed at that Time, which I take to be the later
End of
's Reign, making Bricks, casting up High-ways,Severus
&c.
being the usual Employment of Soldiers at such Vacancies.
Hen.
Savile
Savile
NonaHispaniensis in
, wasBritannia
one of those established by
, orTiberius , Caius
, or peradvenClaudius
ture in the later End of
; but however, that it was certainlyAugustus
here in
's Reign, and thatNero
was then Lieutenant therePet. Cerealis
of, is indisputably evident from
Tacitus, (Lib. 14. cap. 10.) where
he gives a lamentable Account of the Slaughter of Seventy thousand
Citizens, and Confederates, by the enraged
, in which NumBoadicea
ber was the Foot of this 9th Legion,
with the Horse hardlyCerealis
escaping.
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) I shall add a
Passage in a Letter I received from the ingeni
ousMr. , of
the
pleased with the Inscriptions you sent me relating to the 9th Le
gion, there being now no Room to doubt about the place of Re
sidence; a Thing which was unknown before; and for that Rea
son, those who have written about the
nothing about this, but leave us quite in the dark; only
[in his Book
in
IX Legion, came to their Assistance; but yet he makes no mention
of its being stiled
ous
Hearne
BodleianLibrary
pleased with the Inscriptions you sent me relating to the 9th Le
gion, there being now no Room to doubt about the place of Re
sidence; a Thing which was unknown before; and for that Rea
son, those who have written about the
Legions, have saidRoman
nothing about this, but leave us quite in the dark; only
Ursatus
[in his Book
de Notis Rom.] does remark that it must be somewhere
in
, becauseBritain
tells us, that when the Colony atTacitus
was destroyed byCama
lodunum
lodunum
;Boadicea
Legate of thePætilius
Cerealis
IX Legion, came to their Assistance; but yet he makes no mention
of its being stiled
Victrix."