Format:
Online-Ressource (248 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780582505780
Content:
This dramatic history traces the mysterious Celts from their dark origins, including Druids and King Arthur, right across Britain and Europe and looking at their beliefs, cultures and arts as well as their warring and expansion. The resurgence of Celtic identity in Britain and Europe has revitalized interest in Celtic history. At the same time, developments in genetics and archaeology have led to it becoming an arena of serious controversy. John Hayward explores the changing identity of Europe's Celtic speaking peoples through history, both as they saw themselves and as others saw them. Coveri
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of plates; Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; 1. ORIGINS OF THE CELTS; 2. THE GREAT MIGRATIONS; 3. THE LA TÈNE WORLD; 4. THE CELTS AND THE ROMAN REPUBLIC; 5. CAESAR'S CONQUEST OF GAUL; 6. THE LIMITS OF EMPIRE: THE ROMAN CONQUEST OF BRITAIN; 7. THE CELTS IN THE ROMAN WORLD; 8. THE MAKING OF WALES; 9. ALBA; 10. IRELAND AND ITS INVADERS; 11. THE LAND FACING THE SEA; 12. ENGLAND'S CELTIC ULCER; 13. THE END OF THE CLAN SYSTEM; 14. THE CELTIC REVIVAL; 15. THE CELTIC DIASPORA; 16. THE CELTS TODAY; Select Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781317870173
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780582505780
Additional Edition:
Print version The Celts : Bronze Age to New Age
Language:
English
Keywords:
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