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Bronze and Iron Age - The
emergence of the Celts across Europe |
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400BC |
Celts had settled in many
European countries including Austria, Britain,
France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Western
Germany, Northern Spain, Turkey and Hungary
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400 BC |
Celtic tribes invade Italy and
under the leadership of Brennus sack Rome |
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335 BC |
Treaty between Celtic tribes
and Alexander the Great |
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323 BC |
Death of Alexander - Celtic
tribes invade Greece |
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280 BC |
Celtic tribes sack many Greek
cities |
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275 BC |
Celtic tribes establish the
state of Galatia in Turkey |
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280 BC |
Celtic tribes sack many Greek
cities |
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230 BC |
Celtic tribes defeated in
battle by Greek troops in Turkey |
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224 BC |
The Romans had begun to extend
their empire into Gallia ( Gaul) the region of
Europe occupied by Celtic tribes
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224 BC |
224 - 220 BC - Rome conquers
the Celts |
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191 BC |
Gaul is taken by the Romans |
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58-51 BC |
Julius Caesar leads the Romans
in the Gallic Wars. In 55BC he invades Britain |
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0 |
Birth of Jesus Christ
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33 AD |
Crucifixion of Jesus in the
Roman province of Jerusalem and starts the spread of
Christianity |
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39 |
Caratacus leads the British
celts |
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43 |
Emperor Claudius subdues the
Celts in Britain |
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45 |
Vercingetorix the leader of
the Celtic Tribes is paraded through Rome and
executed |
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60 |
Boudicca leads a failed
rebellion against Rome. The Celtic culture starts to
become assimilated with Roman culture
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476 |
The Roman Empire collapses and
in the Dark and Middle Ages various different
cultures emerge in the lands of the Celts and the
history of each country changed accordingly.
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