LegateLivius Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) This scene from Alex Kingston's Role As Boudicca in an old movie aired on iTV from the 2000s explains it all. https://forcedcinema.net/video/emily-blunt-and-leanne-rowe-gang-raped-in-boudica/ I had chills just typing it and no readily available image on Google Search of the Bed Device that was used from the movie is available. So that horrifying scene is best as it shows as I couldn't type a description of the whole scene and almost vomited as I was typing. NSFW its extremely brutal so be prepped if you choose to watch it. That said did horrific devices like this actually exist irl? Did the Roman Legions actually employed it as stock equipment in their camp as part of SOP? Edited September 9, 2022 by LegateLivius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) That's hyped up to show the Romans as bad guys. What is true is that Catus Decianus, Nero's man in Britannia and holding the reins while senatorial governor Suetonius Paulinus was away fighting in Wales, sent men to put Boudicca straight about the terms of inheritance of a client kingdom. Decianus is always depicted as Mr Nasty, but the truth we don't know if he was there, and he probably wasn't. He would have relished the chance to impress his boss in Rome with his efforts at running the British province, and leaving the office untended? Come on. When the rebellion kicked off after Boudicca was flogged and her daughters raped (sadly, that did happen) Decianus fled to Gaul fearing the consequences. That's not the behaviour of a psychopath ordering his men to commit vile acts, and in fact, nasty leaders wouldn't order a rape anyway, they would normally throw the poor girls to their men with an "Enjoy yourselves" message at worst. No, pre-prepared rape beds are fiction. It's a film gimmick to make you feel sorry for the Iceni and side with their stand against Rome, and bear in mind that as far as the Romans were concerned, the dead Iceni King Prasatagus had broken the terms of the client state agreement. Edited September 9, 2022 by caldrail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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