When the Romans conquered Britain the Druids last resort was the island Mona?

Question

Didn't the Romans hate the Druids because of their frequent human sacrifices, and try to wipe them out?

An island off the coast of north west Wales

The Romans were pagans as well at this time.

Mona is Anglesey

Answer 1

Two legions of the Roman army led by Suetonius Paulinus fought and defeated the Celts on the shores of Porthaethwy (now Menai Bridge) on the island of Anglesey (Mon) in Wales (Cymru). Tacitus wrote in Book XIV:
"On the shore stood the opposing army with its dense array of armed warriors, while between the ranks dashed women, in black attire like the Furies, with hair dishevelled, waving brands. All around, the Druids, lifting up their hands to heaven, and pouring forth dreadful imprecations, scared our soldiers by the unfamiliar sight, so that, as if their limbs were paralysed, they stood motionless, and exposed to wounds. Then urged by their general's appeals and mutual encouragements not to quail before a troop of frenzied women, they bore the standards onwards, smote down all resistance, and wrapped the foe in the flames of his own brands. A force was next set over the conquered, and their groves, devoted to inhuman superstitions, were destroyed. They deemed it indeed a duty to cover their altars with the blood of captives and to consult their deities through human entrails."
http://classics.mit.edu/Tacitus/annals.10.xiv.html

The Roman occupation of Britain was a political one rather than a religious one, though. The war was costly, so propaganda was circulated for support of the war. (This is still being done for wars today). To fully conquer the British Isles, Rome had to either get the support of the Druids or eliminate them, because the Druids were the educated leaders of the people. Not only were they the priests, they were the judges, lawyers, teachers and doctors. The strongest resistance was in what is now called Wales. Mon (Anglesey) was the largest of the last strongholds.

Answer 2

I think you are referring to the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea. Yes, the Isle of Man was a place of refuge for the Celts from the Romans. The Romans wanted total conversion because they wanted to rule. They hated everything about the Druids because it wasn't their religion, not just because of human sacrifice, and I'm not sure that they performed that frequently, as you have said. The Isle of Man is where Manx cats come from; the cats with no tails.

Answer 3

No. The Romans claimed the Druids had frequent human sacrifices in order to get folks to agree to help kill them off. Druids had occasional sacrifices, I'm not going to lie, but it was usually criminals and enemies. The same folks the Romans watched die in the Colloseum for fun.

Answer 4

The Romans disliked the Druids because they were what were considered the 'ruling authority' of the Celts and Picts, therefore they were the ones who stood in the way of the Romans conquering the minds of their enemies(the Celts). Win over the minds of your enemy and you pretty much win the war without bloodshed.

As far as human sacrifice is concerned, many modern-day scholars question the accuracy of these accounts, as they invariably come from hostile (Roman or Greek) sources. The Romans were notorious for recording self-serving propaganda, not history. But even if it were true, so did the clergy of almost every other religion in human history, including the monotheistic ones.

Answer 5

LOL yeah Christians didn't murder ANYONE in the name of God throughout history.

*coughNativeAmericanscough*

*coughWitchburningscough*

*coughTheInquisitioncough*

Answer 6

where is that island?