Hallstatt culture

Hallstatt culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Europe (Europe) from c. 800 to 450 BCE, a span of 350 years. Its people spoke Celtic languages (Gaulish, Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Breton).

Named after a salt-mining town in Austria, this early Iron Age culture had princely hillforts such as the Heuneburg, whose lords drank imported Greek wine.

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Facts

Dates

c. 800 to 450 BCE

Duration

350 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Celtic

Came from

• Urnfield culture c. 1300 to 750 BCE

Became

• La Tene culture c. 450 to 50 BCE

Events in Europe during its time

• 776 BCE First Olympic Games
• 753 BCE Traditional founding of Rome
• 508 BCE Athenian democracy
• 480 BCE Battle of Salamis

Neighbours in Europe

• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE
• Athens 508 to 322 BCE
• Sparta c. 900 to 192 BCE
• Etruscan civilization c. 720 to 90 BCE
• Kingdom of Macedon c. 700 to 168 BCE
• Syracuse c. 734 to 212 BCE
• Roman Kingdom c. 753 to 509 BCE
• Bosporan Kingdom c. 480 BCE to 370 CE
• Phoenician colonies in Iberia c. 800 to 237 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
• Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East

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