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5FEARSOME^STANCEDioCassiuswroteof^Boudica’s^ intimidating^presence:^ “She^grasped^a^spear^ to^aid^her^ in^terrifying^all^ beholders.”3BLASTOF^ACARNYXOn^ British^battlefields^ fromthe^firstcentury^A.D.,^ archaeologists^havefound^remainsof^ alonghorn,called^a^ carnyx,^whichBoudica’s^forcescarryhere.4AGOODOMENThe^pelt^alludes^ to^a^ritual^describedby^ DioCassius,^ inwhichBoudicareleasesalive^hare,^ whosechoiceof^ direction^predictsthe^battle’s^ outcome.5
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