Full History of the Ancient Celts: Origins to Roman Conquest DOCUMENTARY

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If I had a nickel for every time a Gaulish warlord named Brennus attacked the Greco-Roman world I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but its weird that it happened twice.

A two hour documentary about the history of the Celts from an incredibly competent content creator? YES PLEASE!!

The ancient celts were truly amazing.

The invasion of Rome by the Celts was so humiliating that, after managing to drive them out of the city, the Romans even considered abandoning it and moving to Veii (which had been conquered by Camillus before the appearance of Brenus). However, in the end it was decided to destroy the structures and buildings of Veii to rebuild Rome as a way to start from scratch.

As a French fascinated by the Gallic history I must congratulate you for the accuracy of information and precaution of terms used. Indeed it is true that the "Gauls" themselves wouldn't call themselves as such I prefer to consider it as an ethno-cultural continuum. And funny enough still today we have this -W -G shifts for : - Wallonia, in Belgium which is the Germanization of Gaul - Wales in Britain, that we call "Galles" in French :)

This dude puts out better documentaries than actual history tv channels

Where I lived in Germany, with a metal detecting buddy of mine we routinely found Roman and Celtic gravesites funding hundreds of Coins, Fibula, and icons, weapons.

YESS! ANOTHER 2 HR LONG DOCUMENTARY COMPILATION! THANK YOU K&G for providing the best historical content on YouTube!

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. This channel is incredible underrated and undersubbed.

As mentioned, at one point a Celtic mini-kingdom was founded just south of Haemus (Stara Planina). Local Thracians gradually reduced the newcomers. The Celtic capital was called Tylis. The modern Bulgarian village of Tulovo occupies this ancient site.

Guys I love these. Can we PLEASE get a feature on Gaels of Ireland and Scotland etc. sometime in the future? They're not well understood enough and you guys could clear it up for so many people.

I didn't expect such a deep dive to result in a fascinating examination of Roman-Celtic relations. It is really fascinating to see how much Romans adopted from the Celts, their one-time oppressors, until seeing the relationship turn around entirely and seeing the Romans conquer the Celtic tribes across so many different theaters of Europe. It really drives home how one of Rome's greatest strengths was adaptability and a willingness to adopt innovation, regardless of where that innovation may have come from. Thanks for this interesting documentary!

I can hardly believe that I once thought the Celts were just the scottish and Irish. Their history is incredible. Thank you for all the videos you make. I LOVE history and love listening to these videos while I work.

KIngs and Generals, have you considered making a playlist of these full-length documentaries in chronological order? I like going through these from time to time but they are somewhat hard to find among the other video’s. With a saved playlist people could also keep track of where they.

I went to re-watch a different long-form video by you guys not long before this one was released. That left me thinking "Man, I wished they organized all their long-form documentaries into a playlist, so it'd be easier to find one to re-watch."

Im lucky to be from one of the countries with rich celtic history (Im from Bohemia). Since I was a kid I have visited this village with celtic origins every summer. There are still some celtic ruins in the surrounding forests. Weirdly there are hardly any tourists. Its a very empty and tranquil place. As I grew up, I spent more and more time amongst these ruins. Ancient defensive walls and deep defensive trenches (some 15 meters at its deepest), the forest silently watching over it, trees some of which are over 300 years old growing all over the place - Its absolutely magical. I slept there a bunch of times next to a campfire. Ive never seen deeper and more impenetrable darkness than what Ive seen between these ancient walls when the sun goes down. No matter if there is a big bright fullmoon in the sky or not, you just see nothing the moment you cross the treeline into these ruins. Nothing moves, nothing makes a sound. Its just you and 3000 years of history all around. I do plan to drop some acid there, thats going to be one hell of a shamanic night.

OMG I'm so excited for this you don't understand! I greatly appreciate your massive effort into covering Celtic history. As a proud Irish man who speaks Gaelic and our language reflects the Celtic era very strongly. Words and phrases we use, made by the Celts who made refuge in Ireland and Scotland, blending into the population and helped shape our art and literature. The famous Irish Celtic cross is stunning evidence of their talent and philosophy in the book of the Kells. I love Kings and Generals!

That whole thing felt about 20 minutes long the way it kept moving. Your work is amazing.

Galicia, in Ukraine, has a disputed etymological origin. It is derived from the village Halych (G sound is an H in Ukrainian). There is a theory on it being a cognate of "Gaul", but other theories have to do with ancient non-Celtic tribes in the area, and the simplest theory is actually that it derives from the Ukrainian word "halka" meaning crow and a crow is also depicted in the coat of arms of Halych and associated with the town. I think the latter makes the most sense but with documented evidence of Celts once inhabiting the region, I can see the potential association with Gaul.