Celts

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Name (ancient Greek Keltoí or Galátai, Latin Celtae or Galli) for a people who once inhabited large parts of western, central and south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor. The name means "the brave", "the exalted" or "the high". They came as far as Palestine and were the enemies of the Israelites mentioned in the Bible as "Galatians". However, the Celts were never a unified people with a supreme leadership, but consisted of many tribes that often rivalled each other. These included the Allobroges, Arvernes, Biturges, Boii, Helvetii, Hädui and Sequans.

The tribes living in what is now France were known as "Gauls". The supreme power among the tribes lay with the equites (knighthood) and the druids. The earliest mention of the Celts was in the 5th century BC by Herodotus (482-425 BC). At this time, they began to migrate to the Po Valley and the Balkans.

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