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Celtic History
The history of the indigenous peoples of the British Isles contains a rich culture of tribes, peoples, and customs. These people have fought and beaten the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans. Their influence can still be seen throughout Ireland and Scotland today.
832 Questions
Is there any evidence that the Celts were a witness to Moses parting the Red Sea?
First of all, there is no evidence that Moses ever parted the Red Sea, or even that there was an Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible. In fact, there is near-unanimity among scholars that this did not really happen. If indeed the Red Sea was parted somewhere around 1440 BCE, then the Celts were then located far away in eastern Europe and would have been blissfully unaware of this momentous event.
Traditional food for the Celts included: boiled pork, roast beef, bread, game and fish; along with cheese, curds, milk ,fat and butter. This, in turn, was followed with tankards of mead, beer and imported wines for the wealthy
How many meals a day did the Celts eat?
Like most berbers and people from arid or desert areas, the early Celts ate little meat, and mainly subsisted on a kind of porridge or gruel. From their small size it is probable that they would be malnourished by today's standards.
Who lived in Ireland before the Celts?
Early Immigrants who most likely came from Scotland. The Celts had the advantage of weapons and etc. for conquest over Ireland. Most of the people who came to Ireland before the Celts, from the Continent via Scotland, were Dene-Caucasians. This large language family was all over Europe before the Indo-Europeans arrived.
Did the Celts Scots French Romans or Scandinavians first call the Emerald Isle Irlanda?
the roman name for Ireland was hibernia. the first Celts called it scotia. in welsh the name is iwerrdyion (apologies for spelling) which is probably where the normans heard it and used it in their native french as Irlande.
What are two types of dwelling places from Celtic Ireland?
The two types of dwelling places from Celtic Ireland were penis's and vaginas.they put the penis inside the vag and he pounded the brillout of her until she was left crying because it was that sore that is how brutal sex is formed hope this helps
Are all Irish people descended from the Celts?
No. The first people that came to Ireland were not Celts. They came from the north of Spain. Other peoples came to Ireland too, that make what is now the Irish people, including Vikings and Normans. So, like any country in the world, the people in Ireland have various origins.
What did the Romans do to the Celts?
This is a very broad question because there were a great many Celtic peoples which lived in a vast area of western Europe. Therefore, there were a great many conflicts between Romans and Celtic peoples.
The Romans fought the Gauls of Gallia Cisalpina (northern Italy) at the Battle of Telamon in Etruria in 225 BC because they overrun Etruria and probably wanted to march on Rome. The Romans won and begun the invasion of Gallia Cisalpina. They conquered the last remaining Gallic kingdom there in 192 BC.
Julius Caesar conquered Gaul (Gallia Cisalpina) which covered France, Belgium, Holland south of the river Rhine and Germany west of the Rhine, in the Gallic Wars (58-50 BC). Caesar started these wars because of concerns that migrations into eastern Gaul could threaten the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis (in southern Gaul). Most historians agree that he wanted to boost his political standing and to pay his large debts with the spoils of war. It took him eight year to break fierce Gaul resistance.
The Celtiberians of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) gave the Romans a very hard time. They resisted Roman expansion into inner Spain for 170 years. They fought the First Celtiberian War (181 to 179 BC) the Second Celtiberian War (154-152 BC) the Numantine War (143-133 BC) the Third Celtiberian War (99-81 BC) and the Cantabrian and Asturian Wars (29-19 BC) against the Romans.
The Celts of the Alpine region were conquered in the 1st century AD. The Celts of Pannonia (eastern Austria, western Hungary and parts of Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and western Slovakia) were conquered in 9 BC by the generals Tiberius and Germanicus because they had joined the Great Illyrian Revolt which broke out just to their south. The ancient Roman historian Suetonius said that suppressing the revolt in Illyria was most difficult conflict faced by Rome since the Punic Wars two centuries earlier. Rhaetia eastern and central Switzerland, part of southern Germany, eastern Austria, and part of Lombardy, in Italy) was conquered because the emperor Augustus wanted extend the frontiers of the empire and control the Alpine region to shield Italy from possible attacks form the north. Publius Silius Nerva conducted an expedition against these Celts in 16 BC. A better campaign led by Tiberius and Drusus led to the conquest of the area in 15 AD. The Celts of Noricum (most of Austria and part of Slovenia) were defeated in 16 BC by Publius Silius when they joined the Pannonians in an attack into north-western Italy. They were allowed to be a client kingdom until the emperor Claudius annexed it to the empire.
The conquest of southern England in 46 AD was easy. The Britons had had trading and diplomatic relations with the Romans for quite sometimes and some of their kings were Roman allies. The Romans intervened because a Briton king had been expelled. The contest of northern England by Agricola in 78 BC was also easy. The conquest of Wales, started in 48 was more difficult. It took 30 years to complete it. The Picts of the Highlands of Scotland were never conquered. The Romans reached this area, but withdrew back to England and built Hadrian's Wall. They pushed into the Lowlands and built the Antonine Wall between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde, but they withdrew to Hadrian' Wall.
Why are Celts dark and short when Romans described them as tall blonde?
They are in truth tall but not blonde they have an a couple of hair colors but in general they where tall and not always tall.
How long did the Romans fight the Celts fight for?
20 mins then took a rest and drank tea and then played a game of chess.
Was norsemen and Celts the same?
The Norsemen where from North Europe, Scandinavian and Germanic.
The Celts where originally from central Europe and through two distinct means Brythonic and Gael made there way to the Islands of Ireland and Great Britain.
The Celtic and Norse Mythologies are very distinct and the races are too, The Norse Typically Light Haired and The Celts Typically Dark, Picts typically red.
(Note the word typically not always)
The two peoples had a lot of run ins, specifically between the Gael Celts, Vikings invaded and settled sometimes on Celtic lands, The Hebrides and Isle of Man have a great mix of the cultures.
What name did Celts give to lord of the dead?
Saman (Sham-an). Celts living in Ireland honored this God of the Dead. They celibate a day called Samhain: Their Celtic New Year. Thousands of years ago there was a tribe of farmers called the Celts. They knew that the sun helped make their crops grow, so when autumn came the sun began to fade and they believed that the sun would be winter's prisoner for six months. They were worried that the sun would not return so to make sure it did they held a festival on October 31. During which time, they would ask the sun to return safely in the summer. All cooking fires were put out and a huge bonfire was lit on the hillside. Here they pray for the sun would shine brightly after winter was over. The next morning everyone in the country would return to the hillside and take a piece of the burning wood from the remains of the bonfire and light new fires, in their homes so as to bring good luck. Feasts would be held over the new fires and people would dress up in costumes made out of animal skins. It was believed these costumes would protect people from bad luck. Samhain is what the Celts called the lord of the dead.
What is the date of the Celtic Cross?
..earliest one ive seen is circa 6th centurt in Riasc on the dingle peninsula. the more typical ones youd see about, ie the highly decorated carved crosses would be about 900ad (clonmacnoise) or 10th century (monasterboise)
What is the connection between the moors and the Celts?
The current genetic research using Y-chromosome data shows that the Celtic-speaking people of the British Isles are related to the Basques.
What parts of their armour did the Romans copy off the Celts?
the bump on the shield was copied from the Celts. nothing else was because the Celts went to war naked.
cultural anthorpolgy
What is the origin of the surname Mankin?
The name is of Celtic, more specifically Welsh, origin. However. it is very close in sound to 'Manikin' - which means 'little man', and the two may sometimes have been confused outside areas where they are known. See the Related Link for "Mankin Family Crest" to the bottom for the answer.
Did the Celts and Scandinavians come from the same ethnic group?
No. Scandinavians are Germanic. Celts are not.
The Gaels and the Brythons were two groups of Celts that?
Two groups of Celts - the Gaels and Brythons - also invaded the British Isles.
Brennus, Gaul (France), 390 BC, sacked Rome.
Viriatus, Lusitania (Portugal), 147-137 BC, defeated the Romans trying to conquer his kingdom. Independence lasted until he was assassinated, ten years later.
Vercingetorix, Gaul, 55-50 BC, unified the Gauls and led the revolt against Julius Caesar in Gallic Wars, where he eventually surrendered to save his people. He was taken to Rome, and executed six years later.
Cariadas, (or Caractacus), Britain, 47-70 AD, led a combined revolt against the Romans in Britain, he was betrayed and taken to Rome.
Boadicea, Britain, 60-61 AD, led a revolt after her husband died. Sacked several cities, including London. She committed suicide, to avoid capture.
