La Tene culture

La Tene culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Europe (Europe) from c. 450 to 50 BCE, a span of 400 years. Its people spoke Celtic languages (Gaulish, Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Breton).

The Celtic Iron Age of central Europe, known for curving art, fortified oppida and fine swords. Celtic bands sacked Rome around 390 BCE and Delphi in 279 BCE before Rome and the Germans overran them.

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Facts

Dates

c. 450 to 50 BCE

Duration

400 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Celtic

Came from

• Hallstatt culture c. 800 to 450 BCE

Events in Europe during its time

• 334 BCE Alexander invades Persia
• 218 BCE Hannibal crosses the Alps

Neighbours in Europe

• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE
• Athens 508 to 322 BCE
• Empire of Alexander the Great 336 to 323 BCE
• Sparta c. 900 to 192 BCE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Etruscan civilization c. 720 to 90 BCE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Kingdom of Macedon c. 700 to 168 BCE
• Syracuse c. 734 to 212 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
• Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE, Middle East
• Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE, East Asia

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