Influence in The Society

 

It's hard to determine what  influence The Ancient Celts had on their society since there is very little first hand evidence to have survived. However writings by the Roman's on the Celts and other historical findings suggests that the Celts were extremely influential throughout history, particularly in war. 

 

The Celts were at their prime during the 4th and 5th centuries BC. During this time they waged three great wars, which had large influence on the history of southern Europe.

 

Around 500 BC the Celts conquered Spain, wresting it from Carthage.

 

Around 400 BC they took Northern Italy from the Etruscans. Here they settled in great numbers.

 

At the end of the 4th century the overran Pannonia, conquering the Illyrians. All these wars were fought in alliance with the Greeks. At this time the Celts and Greeks were on very friendly terms. The defeat of Carthage broke the monopoly on British tin and Spanish silver and freed the overland trade routes to Britain.  (1)