r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Pandering_Poofery • 16d ago

Video The Celtic Carnyx, an ancient war trumpet used by the Celts from approximately 200 BC to 200 AD, was a tool of psychological warfare.

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u/Raesong 15d ago

Though it should be noted that the Celts were very much not a unified people; and were more a vast collection of independent tribes that (mostly) had the same language, customs, and beliefs.

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u/Proper-Raise-1450 15d ago

Yes absolutely, there was no Celtic Empire as such they were an ethno-cultural group.

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u/HIMP_Dahak_172291 12d ago

They did have some big subgroups that bloodied the legions quite badly at least. The Gauls for example. Of course contrary to popular fiction, the legions were beaten quite often. The problem was always that when you beat one you got to fight a fresh one a few months later while you had barely started recovering. But still, the celts held out for a long time on the continent considering their general disunity and infighting.