Celts And The Classical World
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Author | : David Rankin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2002-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134747225 |
'This book does provide a thoroughly researched and clearly presented picture of those Celts who strayed into the classical world and of the fronge Celtic communities at the moment when they were overrun and assimilated by Rome.' - THES
Author | : David Rankin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2014-04-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781138780491 |
The ancient peoples known today as Celts had a lasting prejudice against putting important matters down in writing. Not until the eight century AD do we find non-Romanised Celts producing literature which was not predominantly Classical in form and content. Thus, most of what we know of such an enigmatic civilisation comes to us via the Greeks and Romans, and so the first aim of this study is to observe the Celts through Graeco-Roman eyes. David Rankin provides a thoroughly researched and lucidly articulated portrayal of those Celts who entered the classical world, and of the fringe Celtic communities at the moment when they were overrun and assimilated by expansionist Rome. Celts and the Classical World, published first in 1987, remains a staple treatment of this fascinating subject, its particular strength being the author's wide, sympathetic and scholarly acquaintance with Celtic mythology, ethnography and literature.
Author | : H. D. Rankin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Celts |
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Author | : Miranda Green |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 866 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 113563243X |
The Celtic World is a detailed and comprehensive study of the Celts from the first evidence of them in the archaeological and historical record to the early post-Roman period. The strength of this volume lies in its breadth - it looks at archaeology, language, literature, towns, warfare, rural life, art, religion and myth, trade and industry, political organisations, society and technology. The Celtic World draws together material from all over pagan Celtic Europe and includes contributions from British, European and American scholars. Much of the material is new research which is previously unpublished. The book addresses some important issues - Who were the ancient Celts? Can we speak of them as the first Europeans? In what form does the Celtic identity exist today and how does this relate to the ancient Celts? For anyone interested in the Celts, and for students and academics alike, The Celtic World will be a valuable resource and a fascinating read.
Author | : Herbert David Rankin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 1989 |
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Author | : Peter Berresford Ellis |
Publisher | : Barnes & Noble Publishing |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Celts |
ISBN | : 9780760717165 |
The Celt people - their history and their myths, their artwork and treasures. Masterpeices in metal work and stone carvings, glassware and jewelry. an overview of their world.
Author | : Philip Freeman |
Publisher | : Univ of TX + ORM |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 029279827X |
“Intriguing . . . This volume explores the evidence regarding Greek and (mostly) Roman knowledge of Ireland during the classical period.” —Bryn Mawr Classical Review On the boundary of what the ancient Greeks and Romans considered the habitable world, Ireland was a land of myth and mystery in classical times. Classical authors frequently portrayed its people as savages—even as cannibals and devotees of incest—and evinced occasional uncertainty as to the island’s shape, size, and actual location. Unlike neighboring Britain, Ireland never knew Roman occupation, yet literary and archaeological evidence prove that Iuverna was more than simply terra incognita in classical antiquity. In this book, Philip Freeman explores the relations between ancient Ireland and the classical world through a comprehensive survey of all Greek and Latin literary sources that mention Ireland. He analyzes passages (given in both the original language and English) from over thirty authors, including Julius Caesar, Strabo, Tacitus, Ptolemy, and St. Jerome. To amplify the literary sources, he also briefly reviews the archaeological and linguistic evidence for contact between Ireland and the Mediterranean world. Freeman’s analysis of all these sources reveals that Ireland was known to the Greeks and Romans for hundreds of years and that Mediterranean goods and even travelers found their way to Ireland, while the Irish at least occasionally visited, traded, and raided in Roman lands. Everyone interested in ancient Irish history or Classics, whether scholar or enthusiast, will learn much from this pioneering book. “A work of rigorous scholarship based on meticulous research, but the author’s prose is as effortless as it is enthusiastic.” —American Journal of Archaeology
Author | : Barry Cunliffe |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 1997-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0141937106 |
The Celtic period was one of tremendous expansion, the last phase of European material and intellectual development before the Mediterranean world spread northwards over the Continent and linked it to modern times. Nora Chadwick's classic survey traces the rise and spread of the Celts, from their arrival in the British Isles in about the eighth century BC to the gradual transformation of their culture, initially under the Romans and later the Saxons.
Author | : Philip Freeman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2006-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0743289064 |
Early in the first century B.C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to investigate for himself the mysterious Celts, reputed to be cannibals and savages. His journey would be one of the great adventures of the ancient world. Posidonius journeyed deep into the heart of the Celtic lands in Gaul. There he discovered that the Celts were not barbarians but a sophisticated people who studied the stars, composed beautiful poetry, and venerated a priestly caste known as the Druids. Celtic warriors painted their bodies, wore pants, and decapitated their foes. Posidonius was amazed at the Celtic women, who enjoyed greater freedoms than the women of Rome, and was astonished to discover that women could even become Druids. Posidonius returned home and wrote a book about his travels among the Celts, which became one of the most popular books of ancient times. His work influenced Julius Caesar, who would eventually conquer the people of Gaul and bring the Celts into the Roman Empire, ending forever their ancient way of life. Thanks to Posidonius, who could not have known that he was recording a way of life soon to disappear, we have an objective, eyewitness account of the lives and customs of the ancient Celts.
Author | : Barry W. Cunliffe |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780312097004 |
An exploration of the history of the Celts, a civilization that once ranged from central Europe to northern Scotland, that studies the multifaceted character of the people