WorksheetsRevolt of the Iceni
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
When did the Revolt of the Iceni take place?
AD 54
AD 60
AD 64
AD 70
Where were the Iceni tribe located?
East Anglia
Kent
Midlands
Wales
Cornwall
What factors may have been behind the Revolt?
outrages committed by the governor against Boudica + her daughters
recall of debts by Seneca or confiscation of money
reduction of the status of the Iceni from a client kingdom
outrages committed by Roman veterans at Camulodunum
desire for independence
Which sources provide information on the Revolt?
Tacitus
Suetonius
Cassius Dio
Claudius
archaeology
Why was the Roman commander not able to crush the Revolt at its start?
he was at Nero's court in Rome
he was suppressing the Druids on Anglesey
he was campaigning against the tribes in the north
he was ill
he ran in fear as soon as the Revolt began
Which cities did the Iceni, Trinobantes, and other Britons destroy?
Londonium
Camulodunum
Verulamium
Aquae Sulis
Dubris
What, according to Dio, did Boudica's forces do to the women they captured in London?
mutilated and impaled them
burnt them alive
kept them as hostages
sold them as slaves
Which Roman legion did the British forces wipe out?
V Alaudae
VII Claudia Pia Fidelis
IX Hispana
XII Victrix
Which Roman road allowed the Roman governor Suetonius to return quickly to Londonium?
Watling Street (A5, A2)
Fosse Way (A46, B4455, A429, A37, A358)
Akeman Sreet (A41)
Iknield Street (A38)
What was the ratio of forces, Roman : Briton, according to the Roman sources?
10,000 : 100,000
5,000 : 50,000
10,000: 50,000
20,000: 80,000
What shows the extent of the Romans' fear induced by the Revolt?
they killed everything on the battlefield: men, women, and animals
Boudica was forced to commit suicide
the Romans utterly obliterated the Iceni tribe
the Romans hid the location of the battle-site so it couldn't become a site for pilgrims
What alternative tradition (other than suicide) exists about Boudica's death in the sources?
executed by the Romans
murdered by her own side who felt betrayed at their loss
died from sickness
burnt as a sacrifice to the goddess Andate before the battle
