Boadicea was the queen of the Iken and other British tribes.
She led a rebellion against the Roman occupiers in Britain in 60 and 61 during the reign of Emperor Nero, in which 70,000 Romans were killed. However, the rebellion was still crushed, and Boadicea committed suicide.
Majkl A. Kuk, profesor islamske istorije na Prinstonu, u ovoj duhovitoj i inteligentnoj sintezi pruža pregled ljudske istorije od neolita do pada Kula bliznakinja 2001. godine, postavljajući ključno pitanje: zašto se sve dogodilo upravo onako kako se dog