A professor of Celtic studies at a Welsh university has written a scathing review of a new book claiming that there was no such thing as Celts. Professor Patrick Sims-Williams, a professor of Welsh ...
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What do we (think we) know about the Celts?
Drunken, barbaric warriors who went into battle naked against the Romans — or matriarchal societies with refined artistry and extensive trading? Celtic history is an area full of questions, but some ...
There are eight special sacred days, holidays, and festivals in Ireland that date back to the old Celtic world.
That last claim though was slightly vitiated by roaring reconstructions of the Battle of Allia near Rome, about 387 BC. The Romans were defeated by the charges of numerically much inferior forces in ...
Graham Robb is an ambling historian. His best-known book, “The Discovery of France,” was based on his travels over 14,000 miles of road by bicycle. France, he argued, is not the culturally homogenous ...
Humanities West’s 2015-2016 Season culminates with The Celts: History, Culture, Legend, a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and a special musical performance celebrating the colorful Celtic ...
“Anyone who writes about Druids and mysteriously coordinated landscapes,” Graham Robb admits, “must expect to be treated with suspicion.” Indeed, although the Druids were the learned elite of the ...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tipton-Haynes Historic Site is hosting a Celtic festival where people can come and learn about Celtic heritage. The festival includes a torch lighting opening ceremony ...
May 6, 7:30pm-9:30pm, May 7, 10am-4pm Humanities West presents The Celts: History, Culture, Legend, a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and a special musical theater performance celebrating ...
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