1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

The Celts were the dominant cultural-linguistic groups across much of Iron Age Britain and Ireland, organized in tribes rather than a single state.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

The Celts were the first and dominant group living in Great Britain and Ireland during the Iron Age

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

they did not have one state - they lived in tribes, spoke celtic languages and had common culture - BEFORE THE ROMANS, GB WAS ‘CELTIC’

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

When Rome invaded Britain in AD 43, it gradually conquered most of what is now England and Wales, incorporating these areas into the Roman Empire.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

Many Celtic communities were subdued, taxed, and Romanized to varying degrees, especially in the lowlands and along key roads and towns.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

The Romans invaded Britain in AD 43 and conquered the areas that were occupied by the Celts, for this reason many Celtic communities were subdued, had to pay taxes and basically started being Romanized.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

The Picts, however, lived mainly in what is now northern and eastern Scotland and were never fully conquered by Rome.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

Instead, they formed one of Rome’s most persistent northern opponents, launching raids across the frontier.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

Rome responded by building defensive lines like Hadrian’s Wall (and later the Antonine Wall) to control movement and reduce incursions.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

The Picts lived mainly in northern and eastern Scotland, they were never fully conquered by The Romans

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

they attacked the Romans regularly and were the toughest enemy of Rome

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

the Romans tried to fight back by building defensive lines to control the movement.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

While the Romans introduced infrastructure, urban life, and administration in their province, power beyond the frontier remained in the hands of local groups like the Picts.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

So even though the Romans conquered those areas, the local groups like the Picts still remained with the power

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

Over time, Rome’s military presence created a “border world” of conflict, diplomacy, and trade.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

After Roman withdrawal in the early 5th century, Roman political structures collapsed in Britain, but cultural influences lingered.

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

Because of the Romans, a ‘border world’ of conflict, diplomacy and trade began and after they left their impact still remained

1. Relationship between the Celts, the Picts, and the Romans

The relationships among these groups shaped later medieval identities in Britain, especially the divide between Romanized Britain and the unconquered north.