The term “Celtic” often serves as an umbrella term for the “barbarian” people of Europe living outside the Greco-Roman ...

In return, they could keep their kingdoms. However, some Celtic leaders chose to fight. After years of heavy taxes and the Romans taking their land, some Celtic tribes were desperate for revenge.

Its people, like those of most of Britain, spoke a Celtic language ... a rise in anti-Roman feeling in Britain. Caligula's successor, Emperor Claudius, felt duty bound to take action.

Many Celtic chieftains chose to live alongside their Roman overlords ... However, the Romans reneged on the agreement, instead taking all the land and abusing Boudica and her daughters.