Lecture Block 1: Celtic and Insular Art: taken from Celts: Art and Identity

Chronological Periods

Later Bronze Age

1500 BC - 800 BC

Earlier Iron Age/Hallstatt

800 BC - 450 BC

Later Iron Age/La Tene

450 BC - 100 AD

Roman Period

0 AD - 500 AD

Early Medieval

400 AD - 1000 AD

Later Medieval

1000 AD - 1500 AD

Art Styles

Romano-British Art Styles

50 AD - 300 AD

Insular Fusion Art

600 AD - 800 AD

Hiberno-Norse Art Style

900 AD - 1250 AD

Events in Europe

Mythical Foundation of Rome

753 BC

Late Hallstatt rich burials and early towns

650 BC - 450 BC

Greek Colony at Marsellies

600 BC

First Greek Authors mention Celts

580 BC - 420 BC

Rich Early La Tene Burials

450 BC - 300 BC

Celtic Invasions and Settlement recorded in Italy

400 BC - 200 BC

Sack of Rome by the Celts

390 BC

Death of Alexander the Great

323 BCE

Celtic wars bands in Greek world, settlement in Turkey

300 BC - 250 BC

Sack of Delphi

279 BC

Oddipa

200 BC - 0 AD

Foundation of Roman colony in southern France

123 BC

Expansion of Roman Power

100 BC - 150 AD

Early Christian Missionaries

400 AD - 900 AD

Goths sack Rome

410 AD

Echternach monastery founded

700

Coronation of Charlemange as Holy Roman Emperor

800 AD

Events in Britain and Ireland

Caeser in Gaul & Britain

58 BC - 51 BC

Roman Invasion of Britain

43 BC

Roman Occupation of Britain

50 AD - 450 AD

Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

110 AD - 140 AD

Anglo Saxon Settlement in Britain

350 AD - 500 AD

Columba founds Iona

563

Lindisfarne founded

650 AD

Viking invasion and settlement of UK/Ireland

793 AD - 1100 AD

Vikings attack Lindisfarne

793

Union of Crowns of Scotland & England

1603

Gateway Objects

2.1 Basse-Yutz Flagon Lorraine, France

450 BC

2.1 Battersea Shield, London, England

350 BC - 50 BC

3.2 Cumdach of Columba

500 AD - 600 AD

Said to have been written by Columba himself in the 6th century

2.2 Chi-Rho page from the Book of Kells, Insular, 8th/9th century

700 AD - 800 AD

2.2 Papil Stone, Pictish, 8th/9th century, National Museum of Scotland

700 - 800

2.3 Codex Animations, Wearmouth-Jarrow, c.700

700 AD

2.3 Lindisfarne Gospels, Lindisfarne