ICENI

in ancient Britain, a tribe that occupied the territory of modern Norfolk and Suffolk and, under its queen Boudicca (Boadicea), revolted against Roman rule. Having controlled the Iceni through a client-king, Prasutagus, the Romans attempted to annex his territory after his death (AD 60), thus provoking his queen to lead a revolt of all East Anglia. After several initial successes by the Britons, the Romans ultimately defeated them and regained the province. They severely punished the Iceni, who eventually became a small tribal community with a capital at Venta Icenorum (modern Caister St. Edmund in Norfolk).