The Votadini exodus to Wales

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That's difficult to say. What constitutes a 'dragon' and what a 'mythical monster'? Aren't there Celtic legends with dragons that can hardly be attributed to the Romans? I assume that 'dragons' are culturally pre-Roman in Europe.

Where's Dan Peterson when we need him!!

That's the problem. The Dragon doesn't seem to come into legends until after Rome.Don't forget none of the pre-Roman legends were writen down.All we have is stone or metal art work.A serpent has been used for both Snake and Dragon but just because they are similar doesn't mean they are the same.Where is the sharp toothed beastie.

I've never heard of any in Britain nor Western Europe until Rome. That isn't to say there isn't but where are they?

Tribal origins:Why would you adopt a Roman military symbol unless you were still claiming a link with Roman rather than a tribal link?

Some post Roman Germanic art work that is claimed to be a wolf could be argued as a Dragon.But you can't use these to claim any tribal group used it before Rome.

It's not my field but I really don't think we used the Dragon/Draco style symbol until the Romans came. It's not a pre-Roman tribal symbol,but I'm willing to accept it if there is evidence of pre-Roman use in Britain out there.