the Iceni
/ði aɪˈsiːnaɪ/
/ði aɪˈsiːnaɪ/
- a tribe of Celtic people who lived in the area of eastern England which is now Norfolk and Suffolk around the first century AD, when England was part of the Roman Empire. Their queen Boudicca led the Iceni against the Romans around AD 60-62 but was defeated.
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