Interesting. I dont think we have even scratched the surface of what exactly went on during the late Celtic early Roman period. If you take the British Empire model, or the British and French during French and Indian Wars, the Romans no doubt exploited the factionalism and rivalries between tribes and people to gain the upper hand. They used them as auxiliary soldiers but also supported them by arming them and physically supporting their inter-tribe warfare. And their is enough evidence to support ritual cannibalism, head hunting etc being used a cultural and psychological weapon of war. Maybe this could be read as a inter-tribal massacre with a few Roman soldiers providing heavy support to tip the power balance in their pro-Roman allies favour. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2412038/Iron-Age-excavation-site-gives-gruesome-glimpse-past-bodies-slaughtered-chopped-chilling-massacre.html
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:07:46 +0000
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