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The Picts: The History of the People Who Inhabited Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages Paperback – September 14, 2021

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By the 2nd century CE, Londinium was a large Roman city, with tens of thousands of inhabitants using villas, palaces, a forum, temples, and baths. The Roman governor ruled from the city in a basilica that served as the seat of government. What was once a 30 acre outpost now spanned 300 acres and was home to nearly 15,000 people, including Roman soldiers, officials and foreign merchants. The Romans also built heavy defenses for the city, constructing several forts and the massive London Wall, parts of which are still scattered across the city today. Ancient Roman remains continue to dot London’s landscape today, reminding everyone that almost a millennium before it became the home of royalty, London was already a center of power.


Shortly after Emperor Hadrian came to power in the early 2nd century CE, he decided to seal off Scotland from Roman Britain with an ambitious wall stretching from sea to sea. To accomplish this, the wall had to be built from the mouth of the River Tyne – where Newcastle stands today – 80 Roman miles (76 miles or 122 kilometers) west to Bowness-on-Solway. The sheer scale of Hadrian’s Wall still impresses people today, but as the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the late 5th century, Hadrian’s Wall was abandoned and Roman control of the area broke down.


The reason Hadrian’s Wall existed in the first place was because the Romans quickly discovered that while the British Isles were populated by an assortment of Indo-European groups with many cultural similarities and affinities, the groups also had differences that often led to violent conflict. After initial conflicts, the Romans and Britons more or less worked together to build a Romano-Briton society in what is today England, especially around London, but to the north, in what is today Scotland, another Celtic group known as the Picts made most of that land their home along with Irish/Gaelic immigrants who became known as Scots.


Among all of the late ancient and early medieval people in the British Isles, few were as influential as the Picts. First mentioned in Roman sources as one of the primary groups north of Hadrian’s Wall, the Picts became known as barbarians who routinely raided the Romans and later the Britons, taking what they pleased and often returning to their mysterious land north of the wall. Unlike the Britons, who worked with and accepted many elements of Roman culture and society, the Picts were content to remain apart and be “barbarians,” at least while the Romans remained in Britain.


After the Romans left Britain, the Picts played a larger role in the creation of medieval England. The Picts developed a culture as sophisticated as any medieval European culture, complete with writing, high art, and an aristocracy. The Picts also battled the Angles and the Saxons for control of what would become northern England, and they fought with their Irish-Scottish neighbors for supremacy over the mountains, islands, and lochs of Scotland, eventually merging with them to comprise the Scottish people. Thus, even as the Picts forged a unique culture that stood apart from its neighbors, sometimes in quite a hostile fashion, they were quite suited to integrate with the other people of Britain and eventually become Scottish and English. It would not be a mischaracterization to say the Picts were bellicose, martial, and geared toward war as a society, but it would be wrong and unfair to assume that this was all they knew. Furthermore, the Picts were influential in an era when there was a fine line between history and legend, which is a part of the reason why they are still viewed as enigmatic today.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09G9HY1VV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (September 14, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 41 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8477092031
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.1 x 11 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to Trace Much Info About the Picts
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I've been curious about the beginnings of London, and this book answers my questions. Londinium began as a Roman military outpost after 54 BCE. By the 2nd century CE, Londinium was a Roman city of 15,000 people, including Britons, Roman soldiers, and officials.

The Britons and Romans, more or less, worked together to build Hadrian's wall. However, on the northern side of that wall was a Celtic group known as the Picts. Considered to be barbarians, the Picts were perfectly happy to raid the Romans and Britons and scurry back north of the wall. Unlike some barbarian groups, the Picts had a written script, art, and an aristocracy.

This book mentions that Celtic Iron Age tribes inhabited Briton at the time of Caesar's arrival in their lands. A point was made about the Picts being illiterate until after the Romans left Britain. Thus, their history is shrouded in mystery. I would have enjoyed seeing more of the Pict's artwork. What I saw shows the Picts to have slightly different (more intricate) designs than the Celts.

Unfortunately, most information about the Picts comes from the Venerable Bede and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. There was little written available for research. During the Middle Ages, the Picts merged with the other tribes in the area to become Scotland.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Are you ready to learn more about History at its finest?
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I love History, and Charles River Editors make it so easy to keep you informed! As I have aged, I have forgotten many things, which is a quick way to refresh my knowledge. The world is so big, and so much has happened in it; no education, no matter how good it is, could cover all of it! Life gives us a great big view of the world. Keeping your mind active and engaged will keep you mentally fit. Do not miss your chance to learn and stay mentally active with the quickest yet highly informative books from these editors. Thank you, guys! Quick and easy learning for every age. Master and learn History quickly and easily.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021
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Ok more like a 3.5 rounded up. It was not that this was a bad book but to me it just didn't flow right and at times lost my interest. Some sections were informative but again, the bulk just seemed to ramble on with a semi purpose. I see there are several 5 ratings so others might enjoy this book more than I did. You can be your own judge.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The Picts
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There really wasn't enough history, culture or religion in the book. It was way too condensed. More illustrations would be wonderful.
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