Caledonii
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The Caledonii were an ancient tribal people of what is now Scotland, known from Roman accounts as fierce opponents of Roman expansion in northern Britain.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic tribe
ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ tribal group ⓘ |
| archaeologicalAssociation | hillforts in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| culture | tribal society ⓘ |
| describedAs |
barbarians by Roman authors
ⓘ
fierce opponents of Roman expansion ⓘ |
| economy |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Celtic peoples ⓘ |
| inhabited | territory north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Cassius Dio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman sources ⓘ Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Celtic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caledonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ northern Britain ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Agricola (by Tacitus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman historiography of Britain ⓘ |
| militaryActivity | raids against Roman Britain ⓘ |
| nameGaveRiseTo | Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameUsedBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman expansion in northern Britain ⓘ |
| possibleSuccessorGroup | Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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