Similarities With the Old
To a big extent, the lives of Celts didn't change as much as you would be led to believe. In rural areas (probably were word hadn't gotten around), the Celtic people still used their 'antiquate' farming techniques instead of imploring the newer, relatively more efficient Roman ones. Instead of radical changes, the emperors were fine with the Celts just giving their loyalty to Rome.
Grey Area
Just like with many other invasions, there is always a grey area that isn't really different from the old times, but it's not the same. It is, in all actuality, a mesh of two cultures, resulting in something familiarly different.
The Celtic religion is in the grey area. Unlike most people who invade, the Romans didn't completely obliterate the Celtic religion. instead, since both the Roman and Celtic religions were so similar, they ended up combining together. Both religions had many gods, and the two peoples ended up combining their gods together. The gods that most resembled each other were- ta-da!- now the same.
The Celtic religion is in the grey area. Unlike most people who invade, the Romans didn't completely obliterate the Celtic religion. instead, since both the Roman and Celtic religions were so similar, they ended up combining together. Both religions had many gods, and the two peoples ended up combining their gods together. The gods that most resembled each other were- ta-da!- now the same.
The Diffies
Once again, major differences have already been pointed out in It Begins: the Invasion: '...so?'. Roads, architecture, and language, all changed and were influenced by the heavy effects that the Romans had on those specific parts of the Celt's lives.
Before, the Celts had lived in small, isolated gatherings of people; but thanks to the Roman invasion, large cities and villas were built magnificently out of stone. This was a big change, since people were used to small, quaint shacks. It is important to point out that it was mostly the rich that got these grand houses.
Along came another shock, taxes. Yes, Rome was rich, and therefore the newly captured Celts got to rejoice in that fact; but they also, unfortunately, got to wallow in the sadness of paying taxes, but they paid willingly enough.
Before, the Celts had lived in small, isolated gatherings of people; but thanks to the Roman invasion, large cities and villas were built magnificently out of stone. This was a big change, since people were used to small, quaint shacks. It is important to point out that it was mostly the rich that got these grand houses.
Along came another shock, taxes. Yes, Rome was rich, and therefore the newly captured Celts got to rejoice in that fact; but they also, unfortunately, got to wallow in the sadness of paying taxes, but they paid willingly enough.
...or did they?
Personally...
I would have chosen to live in the era when Rome had already taken over Britannia. Not during the war(s) or before, but after the Romans had taken Britain is when I would have liked to live, given the choices. As mentioned before, the Celts got to 'party it up' because they were part of great Rome and her wealth. This is considerably better than being alive when there was fighting as I am not fond of being pelted at with weapons or being trampled by cavalry. And before the fighting, there were just groups of Celts living away from each other, only coming into contact when they would steal from each other.
Something not very pleasing as well.
And, if I were to live in the Roman Britain, I would be surrounded by people who spoke Latin. Not the incredibly hard to pronounce Celtic language, but Latin.
Something not very pleasing as well.
And, if I were to live in the Roman Britain, I would be surrounded by people who spoke Latin. Not the incredibly hard to pronounce Celtic language, but Latin.