The Maeatae
Unearthing the peoples of Iron Age Britain, from warrior queens to Lindow Man. Playwright David Greig encounters the marsh-dwelling Maeatae in Scotland's Ochil Hills.
The Essay unearths the peoples of Iron Age Britain from warrior queens to Lindow Man in a major new series.
"We are the last people on earth, and the last to be free: our very remoteness in a land known only to rumour has protected us up till this day. Today the furthest bounds of Britain lie openβ€”and everything unknown is given an inflated worth. But now there is no people beyond us, nothing but tides and rocks and, more deadly than these, the Romans." Tacitus, Agricola
Explore the worlds of ancient Albion; from the western reaches of Cornwall to the tribes of Essex and across to the wilds of Scotland and Wales. Their stories, footprint and traces have been dug from the ground, pored over by archaeologists and historians, and informed by the accounts of travellers and conquerors who visited the far shores of exotic Britannia for trade or glory. With the arrival of Caesar's armies, nothing would be the same again.
Playwright David Greig describes encountering a ghost of the Maeatae tribe during a starlit run in Scotland's Ochil Hills.
Producer: Ellie Bury
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