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  2. Caledonians - Wikipedia

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    The Caledonians (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ən z /; Latin: Caledones or Caledonii; Ancient Greek: Καληδῶνες, Kalēdōnes) or the Caledonian Confederacy were a Brittonic-speaking tribal confederacy in what is now Scotland during the Iron Age and Roman eras.

  3. Caledonia - Wikipedia

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    Latin historians, including Tacitus and Cassius Dio, referred to the territory north of the River Forth as "Caledonia", and described it as inhabited by the Maeatae and the Caledonians (Latin: Caledonii). Other ancient authors, however, used the adjective "Caledonian" more generally to describe anything pertaining to inland or northern Britain. [1]

  4. List of ancient Celtic peoples and tribes - Wikipedia

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    Britons and Caledonians or Picts spoke the P-Celtic type languages, a more innovative Celtic language (*kʷ > p) while Hibernians or Goidels or Gaels spoke Q-Celtic type languages, a more conservative Celtic language. Classical Antiquity authors did not call the British islands peoples and tribes as Celts or Galli but by the name Britons (in ...

  5. Roman invasion of Caledonia (208–211) - Wikipedia

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    Caracalla then called off the war against the Caledonians and headed back to Rome to consolidate his power. Although forts erected by the Roman army of the Severan campaign were placed near those established by Agricola and were clustered at the mouths of the glens in the Highlands, the Caledonians were again in revolt in 210–211 and these ...

  6. Battle of Mons Graupius - Wikipedia

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    The Caledonians were cut down and trampled on the lower slopes of the hill. Those at the top attempted an outflanking movement but were themselves outflanked by Roman cavalry. The Caledonians were then comprehensively routed and fled for the shelter of nearby woodland, but were relentlessly pursued by well-organised Roman units.

  7. Caledonian - Wikipedia

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    Caledonian is a geographical term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland, or particularly the Scottish Highlands.It derives from Caledonia, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland.

  8. Caledonians (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Caledonians is the English language translation of the Latin word Caledonii, referring to the enemies of the Roman Empire in Caledonia (modern Scotland). Caledonians may also refer to: Caledonians , often in a light-hearted context, used as an alternative word to Scots , Scottish or Scotch , to refer to people who live in, or come from, Scotland .

  9. House of Dunkeld - Wikipedia

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    The House of Dunkeld (in Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, lit. 'Fort of the Caledonii' or "of the Caledonians") is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1286.