Prasutagus

Prasutagus was a first-century ruler of the Iceni in eastern Britain who maintained a client relationship with Rome. He is known principally from Tacitus, who describes him as wealthy and as the husband of Boudica.

According to Tacitus, Prasutagus attempted to protect his dynasty by naming both the Roman emperor and his daughters as heirs. After his death Roman officials seized property and abused his family, actions that helped trigger the great Iceni-led revolt under Boudica in AD 60 or 61.

In Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ravens of Avalon, before the Roman conquest hardens into occupation, young Boudica studies on Mona and befriends the priestess Lhiannon. Called home to marry Prasutagus, king of the Iceni, Boudica attempts to preserve her family’s position under Roman rule while Lhiannon and the Druids resist the destruction of their sanctuaries. In K. M. Ashman’s The Wrath of Boudicca, in AD 60 the death of Prasutagus leaves the Iceni exposed to Roman confiscation and abuse. Boudica answers the treatment of her family by uniting discontented communities and leading an uprising against the province. Prasutagus is treated fictionally in Rosemary Sutcliff’s Song for a Dark Queen.

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Prasutagus (2 series)

Avalon in Order

by Marion Zimmer Bradley 7 books 4.1(260,516)

The Avalon series recasts British myth and history through generations of priestesses whose sanctuary preserves the worship of the Goddess as Roman power, Christianity, migration and political consolidation transform Britain. Its chronology reaches from survivors of a legendary Atlantis and the builders of Stonehenge through Bronze Age kingship,…

All books in this series

1. The Mists of Avalon

First published 1983 · 4.1(221,004)

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2. The Forests of Avalon

First published 1993 · 4.5(1,057)

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3. Lady of Avalon

First published 1997 · 4.0(19,060)

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4. Priestess of Avalon

First published 2000 · 4.1(18,137)

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5. Ancestors of Avalon

First published 2004 · 4.4(581)

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6. Ravens of Avalon

First published 2007 · 4.5(352)

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7. Sword of Avalon

First published 2009 · 4.5(325)

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Roman Chronicles in Order

by K. M. Ashman 3 books 4.4(7,974)

The Roman Chronicles follow the fictional friends Prydain and Cassus as the invasion of AD 43 divides their loyalties and carries them through the first generation of Roman conquest. Their personal conflict unfolds alongside the campaigns of Claudius, Caratacus and Roman governors in Britain. The trilogy advances from…