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Keltisk Folk Utseende Keltisk folk utseende Continue Sorry Guest, you are banned from this forum! We have been affected by a lot of spam from this server. You are a private individual and want to know more contact us through information (on) arkeologiforum.seThis ban will never stop. Budika (c. 25 -61 AD) belonged to the people of Icen, a group probably already mentioned by the first Roman ruler to invade The UK. It was 55-54 BC, but then there was no permanent Roman presence. If the Icens were really people are not safe. The Romans often identified people whom they, from their external point of view, perceived as unity. It is not always known how people identified themselves. About a hundred years later there was a second Roman invasion, and this time they remained more than three centuries, from 43 to 410. Roman sources suggest that Aysens considered themselves allies of Rome shortly after the conquest. One of those who sided with the new arrivals was King Prasutag, Budiki's husband. Covenants were made, peace benefited all, and several years of calm followed. But in 47 years the Romans wanted to push the borders. One way was to collect all the weapons already defeated, which they naturally considered as a vote of no confidence. A revolt broke out, and the British lost. Pax Roman prevailed once again - at least for a while... Prasutag died at the age of 60. In his agreement he left, according to an earlier agreement, made the Roman emperor his heir. But Prasutugus also wanted his family's future secured, so he tried to keep half of the assets to his daughters. This was not accepted by Rome. Everything will go to the emperors. In addition, between the Romans and icebreakers there were disputes about money, which one side considered gifts, and the other - a loan. The Romans' methods of suppressing ice were cruel. Budika was whipped and her daughters raped. But if the Romans thought it would stop Budica and Iyens, they were wrong. Instead, they threw oil at the smouldering coals. It was an insult that could not be unintentional. Budika decided to rebel against Rome. Under Budiki's leadership, a multi-headed group of glaciers and soon other people gathered. Dissatisfaction with the Romans grew. Among other things, the people were expelled from their country to make room for army veterans. Whether Budik was elected leader of the uprising or he took on the role, does not seem certain. But she was the leader. How she did to collect so much we don't know. There are no modern descriptions of her, so we don't know for sure how she looked or anything about her personality. Her actions tell us that she must have had the courage and desire for revenge, but otherwise we know nothing about her face, even when she was born, or if Budika really had her name. Buda is word for victory, so the name may be a later design. Her description speaks of a tall, red-haired woman with a penetrating look, dressed in a traditional suit and with a typical gold collar of the neck. But it was recorded by a Roman historian more than a hundred years after the uprising. Budika's portrait fits well into the portrait of the barbarians as a whole. In terms of how women from her culture and in her position in her community tended to be treated, it is likely that she is well aware of the Roman way of life, that she wore certain Roman attributes, but still jewelry typical of glaciers and that she cared about herself and her appearance (which applies to both women and men). Makeup has been used, for example. Treasure finds indicate that some Britons who collaborated with the Romans fled as the Budiki rebels approached. Did they demonstrate the same cruelty that Budika, her daughters and her men were subjected to by the Romans? Who knows, but it's not unbelievable. The war wasn't good either. Militarily, Budiki's forces have made a number of successes. The first goal was Camulodunum (Colchester), where Roman veterans mistreated indigenous peoples. The rebels defeated the Roman legion, destroyed the city and moved on. The next target was the new Londinium shopping centre (London, founded in 43 years). The Romans evacuated, and fortunately it was because the rebels burned Londinium and killed all those left behind. Vehralamum (St Albans) suffered the same fate. By then, tens of thousands of people may have been killed, but there is no safe information. The model of Roman London (Londinium) is about 25 years after Boudica. Image from Wikipedia. The Romans realized that it was serious. They lured the British here to a place suitable for the full experience and effectiveness of the Roman war machine. And although there were many, many more, the British were killed. Budika's uprising is over. What happened to her is still a mystery. The Roman commander could not catch her. Maybe she killed herself and wasn't taken to Rome as a prisoner, maybe she actually left. Although it sank into oblivion in the Middle Ages, Boudica today is one of the most famous people in early English history. It received its revival, especially in the Victorian era, when the British again led a strong queen - Victoria (1819 - 1901). Emily Blunt as Victoria in Jean-Marc Valle in 2009. Boudica appears in popular culture and several documentaries have been made about her. In Thetford, a city perhaps primarily associated with her homeland, Boudica images are everywhere. She defended her cause and led the most powerful uprising against Rome during the more than three-month occupation. Statue of Thomas Thornicroft Boudica in London. Image from Wikipedia. Some sources davis, John. 2008. Budik Land. Prehistoric and Roman Norfolk. Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service. Oxbow Books. Oxford. Goldsworthy, Adrian. 2003. Full Roman army. Thames and Hudson. London. Wikipedia: (2011-04-19). Well, not much. The fact is that you probably want to ignore the idea that hair and eye color define our phenotypes, they don't. And you can get rid of the idea that the Celts were dark-haired and the axes of angels were blond. The fact is that it depends on what you mean by the Celts, but the Brits, Gauls and Belgae were pretty much tall, skinny and beautiful, they didn't look Irish out. And you can't compare how people look today with how people looked back then, I think, a little bit differently. Anyway, the axes of the Angels were Germanic, Ingvaeonic, and they looked like this. They resembled their Scandinavian cousins, but a little more reliable. I was told I looked like a meandacian. The Angelsaksian type has been recognized as an anthropological phenotype, and they are a Scandinavian type (this does not mean that they get their appearance from the Scandinavians, because the Scandinavian type is ancient and can be found all over Europe, and they do not necessarily rise from the Scandinavians, this is only a term used because the type is quite common in southern Scandinavia). Angelic axes were large-scale, long (usually), long (lobocephalic), with a narrow but slightly sturdy frame, (Ecto-Meso), when I say sturdy, I don't mean that they were huge, they were relatively narrow, often with long legs. They also have prominent facial features, an often marked chin, a high horrible nose that is highly visible, and a deep core with 2 heavy stilts on the eyes (often). They are also characteristically striking, often blonde, with blue or blue-gray or green eyes (like all other Scandinavian people), and their temporary legs tend to squeeze on either side of their heads. A rather hairy English stereotype probably exists for a reason! They also tend to be paler than their Scandinavian cousins and big feet. Celts (British) were described as tall, thin, blond and blond or blond. I think they are Scandinavian because no other anthropological type in history has been described as such, except for the Scandinavian type (of course, blond hair and blue eyes are not always Scandinavian, and people often assume this, but it is not, and not all Scandinavian countries are blonde, phenotypic speaking)Historians have described as angels axes and Brits, Gauls and Belgians that I have. If you want evidence, look at the angelic bones, ask historians what the axis of angels look like, and book Ancient Rome and its enemies (modern history book). It's This. The ancient German correct type, which is probably mostly dying out now, is an ancient phenotype raging, which is mostly Scandinavian, but more with a powerful frame, a typical Germanic type. Angelsaksian type would be quite the same, but a little less. The Gallic-Celtic tribes are Celtic tribes that during ad-era lived in Gaul or near neighboring areas such as Belgium, or in the British Isles. By this time, even some Germanic tribes had crossed the Roman border on the Rhine and more or less assimilated roman culture. See also the list of Celtic tribes! Galls Celtic Tribes in Gaul: See also Gaul As in Germany, there were many tribes in Gaul during our era, many mentioned in connection with the conquest of Julius Caesar Gaul in 58-51 f.Kr., of which here are some of the largest: Arves or Arvan, Lat. arverniin in modern Auvergne. These were the people who started the uprising against the Romans after the dispute against Khovedus when they asked the Germans for help. After the chief Ariowist Swerbs in 70 f.Kr.
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