La Tène

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La Tène Archaeological site in Switzerland, discovered in the 19th century. It gives its name to the second phase of Celtic culture (c.500–c.50 bc). The origin of the culture, which replaced the Hallstatt, was contact with Greek and Etruscan influences. It was a highly war-like culture, hierarchically organized with kings, a priestly class (the Druids), warriors, farmers and slaves. La Tène weaponry was Late Iron Age. The La Tène Celts conquered central Europe in the 4th and 3rd centuries. By 50 bc they had submitted to German invaders from the n and Romans from the s.

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