In the winter of 52 BC, a young Celtic chieftain led an uprising to purge his homeland of Roman tyranny. Coming from Central Gaul (present day France) Vercingetorix arose to challenge Caesar. His army was one of the first Pan-Gallic armies in history. He unified tribes that would normally make war on each other rather than oppose forign invasion. At the core of his army was a band of warriors the classical world feared, the Gaesatae. The Gaesatae was made up of warriors who had been cast out from their tribes, or were young warriors out to make a name for themselves. These mercenaries trained and fought fanatically often going into battle naked, with only a shield and their weapons to protect them. Lead by a corionos or battle chief these Celts, both men and women would sell their sevrvices to tribes through out Gaul and Germany.
Based in San Jose, CA, Gaesatae was formed in 1997 for the '98 St Andrew's Celtic Faire to celebrate a vital and often over looked segment of Celtic history. Gaesatae demonstrates Celtic life and customs from one of the most defining moments in history, celebrating freedom and individualism, ideals unstained through time. Being the only ancient Celtic reenactment group in Northern California, Gaesatae is truly recreating ancient Celtic history.
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