Iron Age Quotes

“Discover how to visit the past and bring yesterday's stories into our lives today”
― Gillian Hovell, 'Visiting the Past'

“What is deemed as “his-story” is often determined by those who survived to write it. In other words, history is written by the victors...Now, with the help of the Roman historian Tacitus, I shall tell you Queen Boudicca’s story, her-story……”
― Thomas Jerome Baker, Boudicca: Her Story

“Perhaps the Romans were right to be wary of the formidable females of Britain -wise women, prophetesses, priestesses, Ladies, Queens; we'll never capture exactly how they saw themselves and how their communities saw them, but they appear charismatic, formidable, powerful even in death.”
― Alice Roberts, Ancestors: A History of Britain in Seven Burials

“Homo sapiens have explored many ages: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and, as of late, the Industrial Age, of which we have only tried for a couple hundred years. Before we seemingly dive headfirst into a Digital, Automated or Artificial Age, we are in desperate need of an Age of Reflection.”
― Freequill, What's Going On? How Can We Help?: The consequences of capitalism and actionable steps towards a healthy and sustainable future

“Neither did the Iron Age period end due to the lack of iron, nor will the age of hydrocarbons end due to the lack of hydrocarbons. The reason lies in the development of human civilization because new knowledge leads mankind to a higher level.”
― Eraldo Banovac