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Not referring to the city in Austria (not exactly)
This is about the Early Iron Age culture that spread over much of Europe. (the name comes from the aformentioned city) It traded with the Mediterranean cultures and had metal-working skills. They had dinstinct classes- with favor being given to warriors.
Make them into an empire, replacing Rome as the first hegemon of such a large part of the continent.