Celts: The History and Legacy of One of the Oldest Cultures in Europe

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Celts: The History and Legacy of One of the Oldest Cultures in Europe

â€œThey cut off the heads of enemies slain in battle and attach them to the necks of their horses... They embalm the heads... [and]... display them with pride to strangers.â€ â€“ Diodorus Siculus

Before the Vikings, before the Anglo-Saxons, before the Roman Empire, the Celts dominated central and western Europe. Today we might think of the Celts only inhabiting parts of the far west of Europe â€“ Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain â€“ but these were the extremities in which their culture lasted longest. In fact, they had originated in Central Europe and settled as far afield as present day Turkey, Poland and Italy.

From their emergence as an Iron Age people around 800 BC to the early centuries AD, Celts reveals the truth behind the stories of naked warriors, ritual beheadings, druids, magic and accusations of human sacrifice. The book examines the different tribes, the Hallstatt and La TÃ¨ne periods, as well as Celtic survival in western Europe, the Gallic Wars, military life, spiritual life, slavery, sexuality and Celtic art.

Currently the focus of a major exhibition at the British Museum in London, the Celts are ripe for rediscovery. Illustrated with more than 180 colour and black-and-white photographs, maps and artworks, Celts is an expertly written account of a people who have long captured the popular imagination.

Country	USA
Author	Martin J Dougherty
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781782741749
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Amber Books Ltd
Manufacturer	Amber Books Ltd
NumberOfPages	298
PublicationDate	2015-10-27
Publisher	Amber Books Ltd
ReleaseDate	2015-10-27
Studio	Amber Books Ltd

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