It is 60 A.D./C.E. The Romans are in the midst of expanding their Empire into the territories of the British Isles, which currently holds a collection of Celtic tribes with their own art, currency, languages, and forms of government. The Iceni tribe mints its own currency, mostly in silver and bronze, but is known for the use of gold in its bangles, jewelry, and torcs.

 

When the Iceni refuse to give over complete control to the Roman invaders, a power struggle occurs, wherein the greatest military victory against Rome in the British isles takes place: the burning of Camulodunum (Colchester), Verulanium (St Albans), and Londinium (London).

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But military victory may be short lived, and economic power and cultural force may be even stronger. The minting of coins from their conquests is the main funding of Rome’s expansion, and when the gold must come from the cultural and artistic belongings of the Iceni, how far can they be pushed?

 

It is merely a story, but based solidly upon the historical conquest of Rome against the Iceni warrior queen Boudicca.​

 

The problem of expansion via conquest, and the question of assimilation versus war is a tale as old as time, and yet, still timeless.