The Celts were described by classical writers such as Strabo, Livy, Pausanias, and Florus as fighting like "wild beasts", and as hordes. Dionysius said that their "manner of fighting, being in large measure that of wild beasts and frenzied, was an erratic procedure, quite lacking in military science. Thus, at one moment they would raise their swords aloft and smite after the manner of wild boars, throwing the whole weight of their bodies into the blow like hewers of wood or men digging with mattocks, and again they would deliver crosswise blows aimed at no target, as if they intended to cut to pieces the entire bodies of their adversaries, protective armor and all". Such views and descriptions of Celts as presented by Greco-Roman writers are generally viewed with some skepticism by contemporary historians. This is due to the fact that much of the information is presented with an inherent negative bias and doesn't match the archaeological record. Celtic war leaders List of Celtic conflicts and battles This is a list of battles or conflicts in which Celts had a leading or crucial role, including as mercenaries. BCE CE See also Celts Celts in Transylvania Ancient warfare Roman–Gallic wars Gallic Invasion of the Balkans Galatian War Celtiberian Wars Cantabrian Wars Gallic Wars Dacian warfare Gaelic warfare Germanic warfare Illyrian warfare Thracian warfare Trimarcisia Warfare in the ancient Iberian peninsula List of ancient Celtic peoples and tribes References External links Celtic Warriors Ancient Celtic Warriors in History Ross Cowan, Gladius Gallicus: Celtic Swords for Italic Warriors Ross Cowan, Etruscan and Gallic (Celtic) heavy javelins Celts Celtic warfare Indo-European warfare Military history of Europe Battles involving the Celts