Celtic Hill Forts Are Replaced by Oppida
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History, Architecture
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Cities, Urbanization, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland, Britain, France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, Bavaria
- Date: c. 100 -c. 100
Article abstract: Celtic hill forts and fortified towns, used by Iron Age tribes as defense points against invading Roman armies, were superseded by unfortified religious and commercial centers known as oppida.
Summary of Event
By the beginning of the second century b.c.e., the Celtic expansion, which encompassed lands from Asia Minor to the British Isles, was waning. In Austria, southern Germany, and western Hungary, the fierce and warlike Celts, who spoke Indo-European languages later classified as Celtic, were beginning to feel the force of Rome. By...
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