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The Iceni or Eceni were a Brittonic tribe of eastern Britain during the Iron Age and early Roman era . Their territory included present-day Norfolk and parts of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire , and bordered the area of the Corieltauvi to the west, and the Catuvellauni ...
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Since the Iceni were nominally neutral in the war between Rome and the confederation of tribes resisting the invaders, Boudica was more curious than hostile towards the men from the great empire across the sea.
Cato, tall and thin, looked down on his Iceni companion as she eagerly watched the Gaul dip a ladle into the cauldron to stir the mixture.
Macro had attempted to make the most of it too much so, for the taste of the Iceni maiden.
The Iceni warrior and woman mounted with familiar ease and turned their horses towards the camp gate.
Earlier, the Iceni warrior had quietly asked Boudica to let the others know he wanted a word before they passed into Durotrigan territory the next day.
An Iceni prince with a household in Camulodunum and a growing reputation in the tribe.
Every farmstead and small settlement was carefully circumvented and there were frequent stops while the Iceni warrior made sure that the way ahead was clear before they continued.
The Iceni warrior pulled his tunic off and stood bare-chested, arms raised and fists clenched, bunching his muscles for the delectation of the crowd.
So the two Romans, and their Iceni guides, had ridden their horses hard all through the night and well into the next day until it was clear that the animals were spent and would collapse and die if they were pushed any further.
It seems that older and wiser heads among the Iceni elders think we must tie our future to that of Rome.
And I must hope that Rome is true to her word and lets the kings of the Iceni continue to rule their own people.
The Iceni warrior quickly grasped the situation and nodded vigorously.
The Iceni warrior was off his horse and tearing at the ties binding the rear of the cover.
The Iceni warrior was trotting back down the track to the wagon, speaking quickly.
Then Cato coughed and turned to the Iceni warrior, not quite certain how to impress upon Prasutagus the fact that he was now in charge.