List of ancient Celtic peoples and tribes
Map1: Diachronic distribution of Celtic peoples (ancient and modern):
core
Hallstatt
territory, by the 6th century BC
maximal Celtic expansion, by 275 BC
Two land areas in
Iberian Peninsula
where
Celtic
presence is uncertain or disputed by some:
Lusitanian
and
Vettonian
land (Para-Celtic?),
Caristii
and
Varduli
land (Vasconic, Celtic or Para-Celtic?), in today's
Basque Country
.
the six
Celtic nations
which retained significant numbers of Celtic speakers into the
Early Modern period
areas where
Celtic languages
remain widely spoken today
This is a
list of ancient
Celtic
peoples and tribes
.