Title

Roman soldiers in battle with Celtic tribes, c1st century, (c1990-2010)

Caption

Roman soldiers in battle with Celtic tribes, c1st century, (c1990-2010). Reconstruction drawing by Paul Birkbeck of Roman soldiers in battle with Celtic tribes at Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hill fort in the English county of Dorset. In about 1800 BC, during the Bronze Age, the site was used for growing crops before being abandoned. Maiden Castle itself was built in about 600 BC. Around 450 BC it underwent major expansion, during which the enclosed area was nearly tripled.

Date

1990

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B35_163

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 15,5in x 12,6in / 4642 x 3765 (300dpi)

Keywords

hillside Italy hill building buildings England people male man men arts country Rome art guy British geography English color colour action fortification tribe Roman military war location century drawing Britain soldiers soldier SHIELD concept Dorset battle Celtic 21st century hilltop reconstruction historic English Heritage 1st century 2000s geographical feature hillfort TGN Maiden Castle Paul Birkbeck Birkbeck Paul