| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 486 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Visions of the celts -- Constructing the historical celts -- In the beginning: 5500-1300 BC -- The Atlantic system: 1300-200 BC -- West Central Europe and the Mediterranean: 1300-450 BC -- The migrations: 450-50 BC -- The communities of the Atlantic façade -- Celts and others on the Eastern fringes -- Warfare and society -- The arts of the migration period -- Religious systems -- The developed celtic world -- The celts in retreat -- Celtic survival -- Retrospect |
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Cover; The Ancient Celts -- Second Edition; Copyright; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; 1. Visions of the Celts; Classical Sources and Archaeology; The Graeco-Roman Vision; Oblivion and Awakening: c.1500-1700; Celtomania and Nationalism: c.1700-1870; The Contribution of Archaeology: 1870-1970; Celts at the End of the Century; Celts in the New Millennium; 2. Constructing the Historical Celts; The Celtic Language; The Insular Tradition of Vernacular Literature; Archaeology; Celtic Art; Celtic Culture; 3. In the Beginning 5500-1300 bc |
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The Arrival of the Indo-European LanguagesThe Atlantic Community; People from the Steppe; Is there a Compromise?; 4. The Atlantic System1300-200 bc; People from the East: Enter the Phoenicians; Iberia: The Atlantic and Mediterranean Interfaces; The Celtiberians; The Celtic Language in Iberia; The North-western Atlantic Zone: 1000-500 bc; The Celts and the Celtic Language in the North Part of the Atlantic Zone; 5. West Central Europeand the Mediterranean 1300-450 bc; The Aegean World: Before 1000 bc; The Re-Formation: 1000-800 bc; The Foundation of the New Order: 800-650 bc |
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The Western Mediterranean: 650-450 bcThe Hallstatt World: 800-450 bc; New Centres of Power: The La Tène Elite, 450/440-380/370 bc; 6. The Migrations 450-50 bc; The Graeco-Roman Tradition; A Prelude to the Migration of 400 bc?; The Initial Settlement: c.400 bc; The Celtic Homeland at the Time of the Migrations; The Celts in Italy: 400-180 bc; The Danube Corridor in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries; The Celts in the Balkans and Greece in the Fourth and Third Centuries; The Celts in Asia Minor, Third Century bc to Fourth Century ad; The North Pontic Regions in the Fourth and Third Centuries |
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European Celts in the Third and Second CenturiesThe Mechanisms of Movement; 7. The Communities of the Atlantic Façade; The Beginning of Mediterranean Interest in the Far West; The Westward Expansion of La Tène Culture; Meanwhile in Iberia; Communities of the Outer Atlantic Zone; The Communities of Eastern and Central Britain; The Communities of South-western Gaul and Western Iberia; 8. Celts and Others on the Eastern Fringes; Eastern Europe before the Celts; Asia Minor before the Celts; Celtic Settlement in Thrace; Celts in the Pontic Region; The Galatians; The Celts in Egypt |
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9. Warfare and SocietyThe Warrior and his Equipment; The Battle; The Feast; The Social Hierarchy; 10. The Arts of the Migration Period; Materials and Methods; The Origins of Aristocratic Art; Celtic Art in the Fourth Century: Influences from the Po Valley; Developments in the Third and Second Centuries; The Impact of Scythians and Thracians; The Art of the Sculptor; Ceramic Art; The Art of the Die Engraver; The Broader Context; 11. Religious Systems; The Nature of the Celtic Gods; Seasons and Festivals; Humans and the Gods; Groves, Springs, and Shrines; Attitudes to Death |
| Summary |
Archaeologist Sir Barry Cunliffe brings up to date his classic work on the Ancient Celts, those bold warriors and skill craftsmen of barbarian Europe who inspired fear in the Greeks and Romans |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-424) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Celts -- Europe -- History
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Civilization, Celtic.
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Celtic antiquities.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Celtic antiquities
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Celts
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Civilization, Celtic
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Kelten
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191067211 |
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0191067210 |
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9780191067228 |
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0191067229 |
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