No One Should Be Surprised That Celtic Britain Was Women-Centric
in the mid-first century BC, Queen Cartimandua led a confederation of Celtic tribes which were loyal to Rome – until she was ousted by her ex-husband, Venutius. This ambivalence towards gender, providing the possibility for women to become leaders of men and to achieve the highest status in Celtic society,
Alice Roberts • The Celts: Search for a Civilization
