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===Boudica's uprising===
{{Further|Boudican revolt}}
In Britannia (Britain) in AD 59, [[Prasutagus]], leader of the [[Iceni]] tribe and a [[client king]] of Rome during Claudius' reign, had died. The client state arrangement was unlikely to survive following the death of Claudius. The will of the Iceni tribal King Prasutagus, leaving control of the Iceni to his daughters, was denied. When the Roman [[Procurator (ancient Rome)|procurator]] [[Catus Decianus]] scourged Prasutagus' wife [[Boudica]] and raped her daughters, the Iceni revolted. They were joined by the Celtic [[Trinovantes]] tribe and [[Boudica's Rebellion|their uprising]] became the most significant provincial rebellion of the 1st century AD.{{sfnm|Shotter|2012|1p=32|Scullard|2011|2p=254}} Under Queen Boudica, the towns of Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St. Albans) were burned, and a substantial body of [[Roman legion]] infantry were eliminated. The governor of the province, [[Gaius Suetonius Paulinus]], assembled his remaining forces and [[Defeat of Boudica|defeated the Britons]]. Although order was restored for some time, Nero considered abandoning the province.{{sfn|Suetonius, ''Nero''|loc=18, 39–40}} [[Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus|Julius Classicianus]] replaced the former procurator, Catus Decianus, and Classicianus advised Nero to replace Paulinus who continued to punish the population even after the rebellion was over.{{sfn|Scullard|2011|p=265}} Nero decided to adopt a more lenient approach by appointing a new governor, [[Petronius Turpilianus]].{{sfn|Shotter|2012|p=33}}