Iceni
E246944
The Iceni were an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern Britain, best known for their queen Boudica’s revolt against Roman rule in the 1st century AD.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iceni canonical | 9 |
| Iceni tribe | 2 |
| pre-Roman Iceni kingdom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2247209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Iceni Context triple: [Snettisham Hoard, associatedWith, Iceni]
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Britannia Inferior
Britannia Inferior was a northern Roman province in Britain, centered on Eboracum (modern York), created when the original province of Britannia was split for administrative and military control.
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Weald
Weald is a historically significant, densely wooded region in southeastern England known for its rolling hills, ancient forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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Scetis
Scetis is an early Christian monastic center in the Nitrian Desert of Egypt, renowned as one of the birthplaces of Christian desert monasticism.
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Northumbria
Northumbria was a powerful early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom and cultural region in northern England and southeastern Scotland, known for its monastic centers like Lindisfarne and its significant role in the Christianization of Britain.
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Britannia Secunda
Britannia Secunda was a late Roman province in Britain, created during the administrative reorganization of Roman Britain and generally thought to have encompassed parts of what is now northern England and possibly Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iceni Target entity description: The Iceni were an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern Britain, best known for their queen Boudica’s revolt against Roman rule in the 1st century AD.
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A.
Britannia Inferior
Britannia Inferior was a northern Roman province in Britain, centered on Eboracum (modern York), created when the original province of Britannia was split for administrative and military control.
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B.
Weald
Weald is a historically significant, densely wooded region in southeastern England known for its rolling hills, ancient forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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C.
Scetis
Scetis is an early Christian monastic center in the Nitrian Desert of Egypt, renowned as one of the birthplaces of Christian desert monasticism.
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D.
Northumbria
Northumbria was a powerful early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom and cultural region in northern England and southeastern Scotland, known for its monastic centers like Lindisfarne and its significant role in the Christianization of Britain.
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E.
Britannia Secunda
Britannia Secunda was a late Roman province in Britain, created during the administrative reorganization of Roman Britain and generally thought to have encompassed parts of what is now northern England and possibly Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age tribe
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ancient Celtic tribe ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Trinovantes ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
distinctive coinage
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field systems ⓘ rural farmsteads ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Venta Icenorum archaeological remains ⓘ |
| attackedCity |
Camulodunum
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Londinium ⓘ Verulamium ⓘ |
| capital | Venta Icenorum ⓘ |
| capitalLocatedNear | modern Caistor St Edmund ⓘ |
| coinIconography |
Celtic abstract designs
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horse motifs ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | eastern lowland zone of Britain ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
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horse breeding ⓘ metalworking ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Celtic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Boudica’s revolt against Roman rule
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resistance to Roman occupation of Britain ⓘ |
| language | Brittonic Celtic ⓘ |
| leader | Boudica ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britannia
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eastern Britain ⓘ modern Norfolk region ⓘ parts of Cambridgeshire ⓘ parts of Suffolk ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
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Tacitus' Agricola ⓘ
surface form:
Tacitus’s Agricola
Annals by Tacitus ⓘ
surface form:
Tacitus’s Annals
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| minted |
gold coins
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silver coins ⓘ |
| neighbouringTribe |
Catuvellauni
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Corieltauvi ⓘ Trinovantes ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Boudica
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Prasutagus ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tribal kingdom ⓘ |
| postRevoltStatus | fully incorporated into Roman province of Britannia ⓘ |
| preRomanStatus | client kingdom of Rome ⓘ |
| rebelledAgainst | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| regionType | civitas of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| revoltDate |
AD 60
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AD 61 ⓘ |
| royalHouse | dynasty of Prasutagus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
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Iron Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Iceni Description of subject: The Iceni were an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern Britain, best known for their queen Boudica’s revolt against Roman rule in the 1st century AD.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.