BattlefieldsIceni Fort at Venta Icenorum (Caistor St Edmund) Established 70 AD
Roman Period

Iceni Fort at Venta Icenorum (Caistor St Edmund) Established 70 AD

70
Norfolk, England
Also known as: Caistor St Edmund founded · Iceni civitas capital
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Norfolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Iceni remnant
Forces
Iceni remnant c.500–2,000.
VS
Victor
Rome
Forces
Romans c.500–1,000 (garrison and building force)
Outcome
New civitas capital established for the Iceni on a new site; tribal aristocracy incorporated into Roman administration
The Battle

History & Significance

The founding of Venta Icenorum as the Iceni civitas capital after the Boudiccan revolt represented Roman policy of controlled re-incorporation of defeated tribes rather than continued punitive occupation.

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