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