NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Celtic tribes

This is a list of Celtic tribes and associated celtic peoples with their geographical localization. This article is about the European people. ...

Image File history File links Gaul,_1st_century_BC.gif Summary Description Gaul, 1st century BC Author/Source The Department of History, United States Military Academy Permission In the public domain as original works of the United States federal government and/or military [1] Licensing File links The following pages link to... Image File history File links Gaul,_1st_century_BC.gif Summary Description Gaul, 1st century BC Author/Source The Department of History, United States Military Academy Permission In the public domain as original works of the United States federal government and/or military [1] Licensing File links The following pages link to... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin Gallia, Greek Galatia) was the region of Western Europe occupied by present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin Gallia, Greek Galatia) was the region of Western Europe occupied by present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the Allobroges tribe. ... The Arverni were a Celtic tribe that inhabited the present-day region of Lyons, France. ... The Atrebates (meaning settlers) were a Belgic tribe of Gaul and Britain before the Roman conquests. ... The Bituriges (Bituriges-Cubi) was a tribe with its capital at Bourges (Avaricum). ... A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the Boii tribe. ... The Carnutes (Latin Carnuti), a powerful Celtic people in the heart of independent Gaul, dwelled in a particularly extensive territory between the Sequana (Seine) and the Liger (Loire) rivers. ... Lingones were a Celtic tribe that originally lived in Gaul in the area of the headwaters of the Seine and Marne rivers. ... The Parisii (or Quarisii) were a Celtic Iron Age people that lived on the banks of the river Seine (in Latin, Sequana) in Gaul from the middle of the third century B.C. until the Roman era. ... A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the Sequani tribe. ... The Veneti were a seafaring people who lived in what is now Brittany, France. ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Frances border with Italy. ... The Volcae in the 2nd century BC were a large and powerful Celtic nation of Gallia Transalpina, comprised of two branches, the Volcae Arecomici and the Volcae Tectosages. ... A map of Gaul showing the northern Alpine position of the Helvetii. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area â€“ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population â€“ Total (mid-2004) â€“ Total (2001 Census) â€“ Density Ranked... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 kmÂ² 1. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Ancalites refers to a Celtic tribe living in and around the Thames Valley area. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The Atrebates (meaning settlers) were a Belgic tribe of Gaul and Britain before the Roman conquests. ... Berkshire (IPA: or ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... The Belgae were a group of nations or tribes living in north-eastern Gaul, on the west bank of the Rhine, in the 1st century BC, and later also attested in Britain. ... The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe which lived between Tyne and Humber. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county which is now within the Highland local government area of Scotland. ... The Caledonian Confederacy is a name given by historians to a group of disparate tribes inhabiting the Scottish Highlands at the time of the Roman occupation of Britain. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Scottish Highlands. ... The Cantiaci were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, previous to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Location of Western Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. ... The Carvetii were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, previous to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... The Catuvellaunii (meaning probably good in battle) were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Isles, before the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... The Coritani, or Corieltauvi, were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, previous to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county and former administrative county within the Highland area of Scotland. ... The Cornovii (perhaps meaning people of the horn), were a people of Iron Age and Roman Britain, who lived in the modern counties of North Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire in the English West Midlands. ... Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine county in North West England. ... Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... Argyll, sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... The Damnonii were a Brythonic tribe in the area around modern Glasgow and Strathclyde in west central Scotland, whose territory included the modern district of Dumbarton and who had a major stronghold at Dumbarton Castle. ... Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ... The Deceangli were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Isles, prior to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... The Demetae were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, prior to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Dyfed was one of the ancient kingdoms (or principalities) of Wales prior to the Norman Conquest. ... The Dobunni were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands prior to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... The Dumnonii is the Latin name for a Celtic tribe that inhabited the Westcountry of England. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The Durotriges were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands prior to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... A Celtic tribe that inhabited the modern-day regions of Argyll and Kintyre, as well as the islands of Islay and Jura. ... Kintyre shown within Argyll Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland in the south-west of Argyll. ... The Iceni or Eceni were a Brythonic tribe who inhabited an area of Britain corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk between the 1st century BCE and 1st century CE. The Iceni are mentioned in Tacituss Annals, which were written c. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... The Novantae were a Celtic tribe located in Galloway in modern Scotland. ... The Ordovices were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, before the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... The Parisii (or Quarisii) were a Celtic Iron Age people that lived on the banks of the river Seine (in Latin, Sequana) in Gaul from the middle of the third century B.C. until the Roman era. ... The Regnenses or Regni is a British Celtic kingdom formed only after the Roman invasion of Britain, located in modern West Sussex. ... Sussex is a traditional county in south-eastern England, corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... The Selgovae were a Brythonic tribe in Scotland, inhabiting roughly the central Borders area. ... The Setantii were a Celtic tribe who lived primarily in the region now known as Liverpool in the United Kingdom. ... Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The Silures were a powerful and warlike tribe of ancient Britain, occupying approximately the counties of Monmouth, Brecon and Glamorgan. ... Gwent is the area of south-easternmost Wales, bordering on the Welsh Marches of southwest England. ... This article is about the Scottish city. ... The Trinovantes or Trinobantes were one of the Celtic tribes that dwelt in pre-Roman Britain. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The Votadini (the WotÄdÄ«nÄ«, or VotÄdÄ«nÄ«) were a people of the Iron Age in Great Britain, and their territory was briefly part of the Roman province Britannia. ... Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... Cisalpine Gaul (Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, meaning Gaul this side of the Alps) was a province of the Roman Republic, in Emilia and Lombardy of modern-day northern Italy. ... Lombardy (It. ... Lingones were a Celtic tribe that originally lived in Gaul in the area of the headwaters of the Seine and Marne rivers. ... A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the Boii tribe. ... Regions of Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the Boii tribe. ... The green area is the Przeworsk culture identified with the Lugians. ... The Eravisci, a Celtic people, were the original inhabitants of DunaÃºjvÃ¡ros. ... Scordisci were, in ancient geography, a Celtic tribe inhabiting the southern part of lower Pannonia between the Savus, Dravus and Danube. ... Serbia and Montenegro â€“ Serbia â€“ Kosovo and Metohia (UN administration) â€“ Vojvodina â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Independence- Declared from the Ottoman Empire Gained autonomy 1817 Independence July 13, 1878 Area â€“ Total â€“ % water 88,361 kmÂ² n/a Population â€“ Total (2002) (not including data for Kosovo and Metohia Province) â€“ Density 7. ...

Possible Celtic Forebears/Contemporaries

These peoples are believed to have strong Celtic associations, though not thoroughly proven to be Celts:

Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, named by the ancient Greeks Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa, on the east by the Tyras or Nistru, now... Scythian warriors, drawn after figures on an electrum cup from the KulOba kurgan burial near Kerch. ... The Medes(ancient Kurdistan) were an Iranian people, who lived in the north, western, and northwestern portions of present-day Iran, and roughly the areas of present day Tehran, Hamedan, Azarbaijan, north of Esfahan, Zanjan, and Kurdistan. ... topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ... A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ... The Celtiberians (or Celt-Iberians) were a Celtic people living in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly in what is now north central Spain and northern Portugal, before and during the Roman Empire. ... The Lusitanians (or Lusitani in Latin) were a tribe, or various tribes, from the western Iberian peninsula (province of Lusitania), who spoke a Lusitanian language until the conquest of their territory by the Romans. ... Ancient map of the Golf of Cadis, showing part of the Roman Provinces of Lusitania and Betica. ... Gallaecia or Callaecia (from Gaulish *gal-laikos smoke?-hero/warrior) was the name of a Roman province that comprised a territory in the north-west of Hispania (approximately the current Galicia of Spain and the north of Portugal). ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ... For the Greek name for Gaul, see Gaul Ancient Galatia was an area in the highlands of central Anatolia (now Turkey). ... Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...

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