Julius Caesar, in his account of the Gallic Wars written more than more than century earlier, also described Celtic women participating in public affairs, exercising political influence — and having more than one husband.

The site belonged to a group the Romans named the “Durotriges,” researchers said, and this ethnic group had other settlements, including a site near Dorset nicknamed “Duropolis” by the archaeologists who work there.

DNA analysis indicates that a Celtic tribe in Iron Age Britain was matrilocal, meaning men relocated to live with women’s families.

New genetic evidence suggests that female family ties were central to social structures in pre-Roman Britain, offering a fresh perspective on Celtic society and its gender dynamics.

Their writings provide a valuable source of evidence for life in Iron Age Britain. Julius Caesar pictured the Britons as fierce warriors who rode their chariots into battle. He wrote that ...

Julius Caesar reportedly said his last words in Greek: "And you, son Brutus?" But why did Caesar choose to speak these words in Greek?