Professor Patrick Sims-Williams has hit out at Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins' new book "The Celts: A Sceptical History". A professor of Celtic studies at a Welsh university has written a ...

Later Roman writers believed the Celts were motivated to invade Italy out of envy for its fine wine, but historians now believe that the Celtic migrations were spurred by overpopulation.

Obviously our Latin was at fault when we quote Gaius Julius Caesar as writing “Qui ipsorum Celtae, nostra Galli appelantur ” (In their own language they are called Celts, in our tongue Gauls.) ...

The Celts: A Sceptical HistoryThe idea that they might have a common heritage only arose in the 17th century, with a second wave of Celticism following 200 years later; both ridiculously ...

They conquered the land "by the sword" and, I quote Liam De Paor, "The Celts were, at best, the ascendancy of their day, a minority powerful enough to impose their language".

The Celts have left a lasting mark on the cultural traditions of Wales. The migration from central Europe began in around 1,000 BC. Evidence of the Celts' movements is found, partly through ...

Who were the Celts? From the Stone Age to the Iron Age - learn about life in prehistoric Britain in this year 5/6 BBC Bitesize history guide.

The Celts, originally from Central Europe, began migrating west during what historians refer to as the La Tène period (roughly 450 to 25 BCE). Their expansion reached its height around 275 BCE ...