29 events with tag "Celtic"
800 BC
ID: 3660
Hallstatt culture emerges - early Celtic Iron Age culture, salt mining wealth, elaborate burials
ID: 3660
800 BC
ID: 5339
Hallstatt salt mining wealth - salt mining prosperity funds elaborate Celtic burials, traded across Europe
ID: 5339
550 BC
ID: 5365
Vix burial of Celtic princess - massive Greek bronze krater (wine vessel) found, 1.64m tall, shows extent of wine trade and Celtic wealth
ID: 5365
530 BC
ID: 5366
Hochdorf chieftain burial - Celtic prince buried with Greek bronze cauldron, drinking horns, shows wine symposium culture adopted by Celts
ID: 5366
500 BC
ID: 3661
Celtic expansion at height - Celts spread from Ireland to Turkey, distinctive art and culture
ID: 3661
450 BC
ID: 3662
La Tène culture develops - elaborate metalwork, curved designs, warrior culture spreads across Europe
ID: 3662
400 BC
ID: 5361
Celtic iron mining expands - Noricum (Austria) becomes famous for high-quality steel, Celtic smiths supply Mediterranean
ID: 5361
400 BC
ID: 5369
Celtic oppida urbanization begins - fortified towns with organized streets, markets, coin mints, populations reaching 10,000
ID: 5369
385 BC
ID: 5370
Celtic mercenaries serve Dionysius of Syracuse - paid in wine and gold, Celtic warriors become common in Mediterranean armies
ID: 5370
350 BC
ID: 5371
Entremont becomes major oppidum - Saluvii Celts control trade routes between Massalia and interior, stone sculpture shows severed heads cult
ID: 5371
300 BC
ID: 5372
Celtic coinage begins - imitating Greek and Macedonian coins, especially Philip II gold staters, shows economic sophistication
ID: 5372
300 BC
ID: 5384
Celts invent chainmail - revolutionary armor technology later adopted by Romans, made from 20,000+ iron rings
ID: 5384
280 BC
ID: 5373
Celtic raids reach Delphi - Brennus leads 150,000 Gauls to attack sacred site, repelled but demonstrates Celtic military power
ID: 5373
278 BC
ID: 3664
Celts settle Galatia - Celtic tribes establish kingdom in central Anatolia (modern Turkey)
ID: 3664
250 BC
ID: 5385
Celtic plank roads built across bogs - sophisticated timber trackways, some 4km long, predating Roman roads
ID: 5385
250 BC
ID: 5389
Entremont sanctuary sculptures - stone heads and skull niches show Celtic head cult, warriors holding severed heads
ID: 5389
200 BC
ID: 5374
Roman wine trade with Gauls expands - Italian wine cheaper than Greek, Romans export 100,000s of amphorae annually to Gaul
ID: 5374
200 BC
ID: 5386
Celts invent wheeled reaper - Pliny describes Celtic vallus harvesting machine pushed by oxen, not reinvented until 1800s
ID: 5386
200 BC
ID: 5390
Celtic women's high status noted - Romans shocked by female property rights, women warriors, queens leading armies
ID: 5390
150 BC
ID: 5375
Manching oppidum reaches peak - 380 hectare Celtic city, 5,000-10,000 inhabitants, major trade center with specialized crafts
ID: 5375
150 BC
ID: 5387
Celts invent soap - Pliny credits Gauls with soap making from tallow and ash, exported to Rome for hair dyeing
ID: 5387
150 BC
ID: 5391
Annual assembly at Carnutes - druids gather at sacred center of Gaul to settle disputes, elect chief druid
ID: 5391
120 BC
ID: 3666
Bibracte becomes major oppidum - fortified Celtic town, 5000-10000 inhabitants, trade center
ID: 3666
120 BC
ID: 5397
Luernius's legendary feast - Arverni king feeds thousands for days, wine fountain in 12 square mile enclosure, displays Celtic gift economy
ID: 5397
100 BC
ID: 5388
Celts invent wooden barrel - replaces heavy ceramic amphorae for wine storage and transport, revolutionizes trade
ID: 5388
55 BC
ID: 5392
Caesar describes wicker man sacrifices - claims druids burn criminals alive in huge wicker cages shaped like men
ID: 5392
432
ID: 3792
St. Patrick brings monasticism to Ireland - establishes Celtic monastic tradition combining scholarship and mission
ID: 3792
664
ID: 2547
Synod of Whitby - Roman Christianity defeats Celtic Christianity on calculation of Easter, England follows Rome
ID: 2547
1717
ID: 479
John Toland founds Ancient Druid Order, attempting to revive pre-Christian Celtic spirituality
ID: 479