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