Before the coming of the Roman empire, Celtic languages were spoken across Europe. Present day placenames indicate the extent of their influence: the town of Bala in Turkey and the city of London in ...

Excavation of a Roman-era cemetery in France yielded nearly two dozen lead tablets inscribed in Latin and Gaulish.

Archaeologists Discover Roman-Era Cemetery of Men Buried With 'Curse Tablets', Was Inscribed in an Extinct Language Archaeologists have discovered an incredible Roman-era cemetery, complete with ...

Gaulish for “Mars the Royal,” the Roman god of war. Several people were also named in the inscription as targets of the curse. X-ray tomography is now being used to examine and virtually ...