Before the coming of the Roman empire, Celtic languages were spoken across Europe. Present day placenames indicate the extent ...

Researchers have sequenced the genomes of around 50 Celtic Britons buried together in southern England and uncovered strong ...

Women in Britain 2,000 years ago appear to have passed on land and wealth to daughters not sons as communities were built ...

The diverse population, made up of native Celtic Britons, the offspring of Roman soldiers, and immigrants from elsewhere in the empire, faced an uncertain future. The collapse of Roman Britain ...

Drunken, barbaric warriors who went into battle naked against the Romans — or matriarchal societies with refined artistry and ...

An ancient cemetery reveals a Celtic tribe that lived in England 2,000 years ago and that was organized around maternal ...

The painting "Boadicea Haranguing the Britons" by John Opie (1761–1807), depicting the ... Scientists analyzing ...

Initially it was the religion of the urban areas: the civitas. The population at large, though, continued for some time their polytheistic worship based on Roman and Celtic beliefs.

The next year he tried again and failed. Some ancient Britons retreated to Cornwall, Wales and Scotland, where they continued to follow their Celtic customs. Many others decided not to move.

The Celtic languages that survived are those that ... was understood by the Gaulish speakers of France; the Gauls and the Britons had a fair amount of contact. Indeed, historians believe that ...