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Iceni

Noun

Meaning

Iceni pl (plural only)

(historical) A Brythonic tribe in Britannia who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk, from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

He added that Boudica was lashed and her two daughters were raped and that the estates of the leading Iceni men were confiscated. Source: Internet

Boudica was the widow of the recently deceased king of the Iceni, Prasutagus. Source: Internet

It grew to a significant town, and as such received the attentions of Boudica of the Iceni in 61, when Verulamium was sacked and burnt on her orders: a black ash layer has been recorded by archaeologists, thus confirming the Roman written record. Source: Internet

The name "Battle Bridge" led to a tradition that this was the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boudica. citation The tradition is not supported by any historical evidence and is rejected by modern historians. Source: Internet

We do not have any record as to whether the Iceni at that point were still Roman allies or had become a client kingdom. Source: Internet

We do not know whether he became the king after the mentioned defeat of the Iceni. Source: Internet

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