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Sto caricando le informazioni... Cartimandua: Queen of the Brigantesdi Nicki Howarth
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is a book I was looking forward to reading. There are very few books about Cartimandua. I have discovered why - there is very little reliable information about her. Nicki Howarth does make use of all there is, Tacitus and Cassius Dio being the most obvious, but she is rather quick at drawing final conclusions with very little, if any, real evidence. There are two main examples of this. The first is the nationality of her second husband, Vellocatus. With no evidence whatsoever, just some swingeing assumptions, Howarth decides he is a Roman, and this is the reason for her final problems. No weight is given to the fact that Tacitus at least would have made great play of this if it was true. The second is what happened to Cartimandua. Howarth does say quite clearly that she disappears from the sources, but then 'surmises' that she lived out her days as an honoured guest in Rome. No evidence at all, but it becomes a given. Howarth's writing style is light weight, and she uses examples from popular culture, as well as the more obvious comparisons with Boudica and Cleopatra. The book is easy to read, but not to take too seriously. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
This is the first major study of Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes, whose story is one of rebellion, intrigue, betrayal and scandal. A contemporary of the much more famous Boudica, Cartimandua chose to support Roman rule rather than to rebel - indeed she was accused of betraying the rebel Caratacus to the Romans. As a result she was awarded great wealth and held her position as queen until AD 69 when the husband she had divorced forced her into exile on his second attempt to take back control of the tribe. This is a unique look at a fascinating yet often overlooked figure of British history and at the world in which she lived and the influences that shaped the turbulent events in her life. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)936.204092History and Geography Ancient World Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499 England and Wales to 410Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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