The Celts are part in one of the richest civilizations in the ancient world. The origins of this civilization dates back to the development process of the Iron Age, when they would have been responsible for the introduction of iron handling and metallurgy in Europe. In fact, recognition of the Celtic people may be defined as much by a shared of a specific material culture, as the use of the Celtic language.
Not making a cohesive civilization, the Celts subdivided into different peoples among which we highlight the Belgians, Gauls, Britons, Scots, Hollanders, Eburones, Galatians, Caledonians and Trinovantes. During the development of the Roman Empire, many of these peoples were responsible for the appointment of some provinces that made up the giant Roman fields.
From an economic standpoint, we note that the Celts established commercial contact with different civilizations of antiquity. Around the 6th century BC, the relationship with foreign peoples may be proved by the existence of material elements of Etruscan and Chinese origin in regions typically dominated by the Celtic peoples.
Around the 5th century BC, the Celts started to occupy other regions that went beyond the limits of the rivers Rhone, Danube and Sano. The presence of some weapons and chariots attests to the process of conquest of land located on south of Europe. After they extend into other regions of Europe, the Celts were constantly opposed by the growing forces of the Roman Army.
Celtic society was usually organized by clans, where several families shared the land fertile, but preserved the ownership of livestock. The wider hierarchy of Celtic society was composed of the nobility class, free men, servants, handicraftsmen and slaves. Moreover, it is important that priests, known as druids, held great prestige and influence.
The religion of the Celts was marked by a series of deities who possessed unique powers or had the ability to represent some element of nature or animal. Over time, some myths and gods were incorporated into the Roman paganism and even in the path of some Christian saints. Today, Ireland is the country where there are several traces of Celtic culture.
Not making a cohesive civilization, the Celts subdivided into different peoples among which we highlight the Belgians, Gauls, Britons, Scots, Hollanders, Eburones, Galatians, Caledonians and Trinovantes. During the development of the Roman Empire, many of these peoples were responsible for the appointment of some provinces that made up the giant Roman fields.
From an economic standpoint, we note that the Celts established commercial contact with different civilizations of antiquity. Around the 6th century BC, the relationship with foreign peoples may be proved by the existence of material elements of Etruscan and Chinese origin in regions typically dominated by the Celtic peoples.
Around the 5th century BC, the Celts started to occupy other regions that went beyond the limits of the rivers Rhone, Danube and Sano. The presence of some weapons and chariots attests to the process of conquest of land located on south of Europe. After they extend into other regions of Europe, the Celts were constantly opposed by the growing forces of the Roman Army.
Celtic society was usually organized by clans, where several families shared the land fertile, but preserved the ownership of livestock. The wider hierarchy of Celtic society was composed of the nobility class, free men, servants, handicraftsmen and slaves. Moreover, it is important that priests, known as druids, held great prestige and influence.
The religion of the Celts was marked by a series of deities who possessed unique powers or had the ability to represent some element of nature or animal. Over time, some myths and gods were incorporated into the Roman paganism and even in the path of some Christian saints. Today, Ireland is the country where there are several traces of Celtic culture.
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