Iceni
Iceni [CP].Late Iron Age tribe living in East Anglia and the borders of the Fens in the east of England. During the 1st century bc they minted their own coins and traded widely with their neighbours the TRINOVANTES and CATUVELLAUNI to the south. Little is known about their settlements, and their capital has not been identified. The ruling elite was, however, wealthy, and displayed it in the form of gold and electrum torcs and arm-rings. Horse harness and chariot fittings are also of high quality. At the time of the Roman conquest they were in alliance with the Romans, but shortly afterwards they revolted under their energetic and successful war leader Queen BOUDICCA.
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