| Description |
120 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Sydney series in Celtic studies ; 2 |
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Sydney series in Celtic studies ; 2
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| Contents |
1. Celtica -- Celtic society -- Celtic women -- "Princely graves" -- Hallstatt and La Tène -- 2. Celtic expansion -- The Celts of North Italy -- Conflict with Rome -- 3. Expansion to the East -- The Celtic world in the full La Tène period -- 4. Celts in Iberia -- Roman conquest -- Romanisation -- Classical descriptions -- 5. Gaul -- Ritual sites -- Druids and the Coligny calendar -- 6. The Celtic Isles -- Britannia and beyond -- Early Christian Ireland |
| Summary |
"Who were the Celts? Over two thousand years ago the Celts were the most numerous and powerful people of the western and central Europe. They were united by language, lifestyle, a love of heroes and a distinctive art which continues to please. Even though much of their culture was eroded by the Roman Empire, Celtic languages, music and poetry survive to this day in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. The long history, and prehistory of the various Celtic groups can be reconstructed by combining archaeological, linguistic and historical evidence. This book presents the results of the most recent research and analyses both the cultural unity and the historical diversity of the Celtic world in the millennium 500BC-AD500."--BACK COVER |
| Notes |
For tertiary students |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 106-109 |
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CIP confirmed |
| Subject |
Celtic antiquities -- Europe.
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Celts -- Europe -- History.
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Civilization, Celtic -- History.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Europe.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631 -- Antiquities, Celtic.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002354
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| Author |
University of Sydney. Centre for Celtic Studies
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| ISBN |
0867586249 |
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