Celtic History in Brief
The following is a basic timeline of major events in history involving the Celts. I will add more dates continually.
| B.C. | A.D. |
|---|---|
| •900 BC -
Goidelic-speaking people in England •700 BC - Hallstatt Era •600 BC - Goidelic-speaking Celts from Spain arrive in Ireland •500 BC - Brythonic Celts reach Britain •450 BC - End of Halstatt Era, Beginning of La Tène •400 BC - Celts Invade Italy •390 BC - First encounter with the Romans •387 BC - Celtic Gauls defeat Rome at Alia •387 BC - Brennus' Sack of Rome •335 BC - Alexander the Great encounters Celts on the Danube •279 BC - Celts invade Greece •264-241 BC - 1st Punic War •225 BC - Celts advance on Rome again •197 BC - First Celtiberian revolt •113 BC - War between Rome and Celtiberians •61 BC - Caesar conquers Brigantium , breaks Celtiberian resistance •58 BC - Caesar arrives in Gaul •55 BC - Caesar crosses the Channel for first time •54 BC - Caesar defeats King Casivellaunus. Death of Dumnorix •52 BC - Vercingetorix' guerilla war. •51 BC - Caesar pacifies Gaul •46 BC - Vercingetorix is executed •44 BC - Caesar is executed |
•40 AD -
Caligula's attempt to conquer Britain •51 AD - Queen Cartimandua allies with Rome •61 AD - Suetonius Paulinus defeats Iceni (Boudiccea's Rebellion) •122 AD - Hadrian's Wall erected •140 AD - Antoninus Pius erects another wall, north of Hadrian's •286 AD - Bacaudae rebell in Northern Gaul •360 AD - St. Martin founds first Gallic monastery near Tours •367 AD - Magnus Maximus becomes a hero •383 AD - Magnus Maximus proclaimed emperor •388 AD - Magnus Maximus is beheaded •400 AD - Doctrine of Grace contested by Pelagius •410 AD - Emperor Honorius tells the British they're on their own •412 AD - Pelagians outlawed •417 AD - *Constantius' legions defeat Saxons in Hallelujah Battle •431 AD - Pope Celestine sends Palladius to Ireland •440 AD - *Ambrosius Aurelianus comes to power in Britain •450 AD - *Saxon incursion stemmed by King Arthur in 12 battles •450 AD - Capitol of Kings of Ulster destroyed •450 AD - The Uí Néill and Eóganachta form an alliance •500 AD - St. Patrick comes to Ireland •563 AD - St. Columba begins the Dál Riata •635 AD - St. Aidan replaces Paulinius.Celtic Church at odds with Rome •663 AD - Council of Whitby decides for Roman over Celtic Church •793 AD - Viking invasions •1000 AD - Irish defeat invaders, Irish culture flourishes again. Book of Kells, Book of Durrow •1066 AD - Battle of Hastings |
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