Celtic society peaked here in the early first century B.C. Tourists can visit Aquincum museum to see coins from this era, as well as even older Celtic ceramics. Then arrived the Roman Empire, says ...

Some think they were dice, others ceremonial objects involved in Celtic rituals. For all we know, ... if they were used by the Roman military, ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly rare find provides a unique glimpse into the military equipment used by ...

Roman Siscia, now modern-day Sisak, was founded on top of a Celtic and indigenous Illyrian settlement around 35 B.C., according to city officials.The city began as a Roman military camp then ...

According to popular legend, the Celtic Cross was introduced by St. Patrick when he was converting the pagans in Ireland to Christianity. (Although others claim it was St. Declan who introduced ...

Celtic mythology survived in the early centuries as the primary oral tradition. Legends and sagas were passed down to generations through storytelling. But it was after the Roman conquest that these ...

As the Roman Empire conquered Europe, it assimilated many Celtic peoples and mostly erased their distinct culture. Only the western island areas of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales protected the Celtic ...

Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous eras of prehistory.

Humans Celtic tribe's DNA points to female empowerment in pre-Roman Britain. Genetic evidence from Iron Age Britain shows that women tended to stay within their ancestral communities, suggesting ...

The Roman campaign in present-day Britain focused on conquering and establishing control over the island. This military endeavor commenced in 43 AD under the rule of Emperor Claudius. The Romans faced ...