The Celts : search for a civilization /
Roberts, Alice, 1973-
The Celts : search for a civilization / Alice Roberts ; based on the BBC series The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice. - xxi, 298 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Accompanies a BBC series presented by Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver, and showing in October 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What's in a Name? Reimagining the Celts -- Iron, Salt and Wine Building a big society and the thirst for resources -- Warriors, Swords and Torcs The ebb and flow of ideas in Iron Age Europe -- Clashing with Empire Iron Age geopolitics -- Celts on die move -- Myths from the Mists of Time Life on the fringes -- the flourishing of Celtic culture in non-Roman Europe -- Identity and Legacy A new view of an ancient people.
"We know a lot about the Romans. They left monuments to their glories and written histories charting their exploits of their heroes. What do we know about the warriors who humiliated them over a thousand years ago? The early Celts did not keep written records and so much of their story and many of their achievements were forgotten. This is the story of a multicultural civilization, linked by a common language. It's the story of how ideas travelled in prehistory: how technology and art spread across the continent. This is the story of a European culture that changed Britain forever"--Book jacket.
9781784293321 9781784293352
2015462706
Civilization, Celtic.
Celts--History.
D70 / .R647 2015
936.4
The Celts : search for a civilization / Alice Roberts ; based on the BBC series The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice. - xxi, 298 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Accompanies a BBC series presented by Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver, and showing in October 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What's in a Name? Reimagining the Celts -- Iron, Salt and Wine Building a big society and the thirst for resources -- Warriors, Swords and Torcs The ebb and flow of ideas in Iron Age Europe -- Clashing with Empire Iron Age geopolitics -- Celts on die move -- Myths from the Mists of Time Life on the fringes -- the flourishing of Celtic culture in non-Roman Europe -- Identity and Legacy A new view of an ancient people.
"We know a lot about the Romans. They left monuments to their glories and written histories charting their exploits of their heroes. What do we know about the warriors who humiliated them over a thousand years ago? The early Celts did not keep written records and so much of their story and many of their achievements were forgotten. This is the story of a multicultural civilization, linked by a common language. It's the story of how ideas travelled in prehistory: how technology and art spread across the continent. This is the story of a European culture that changed Britain forever"--Book jacket.
9781784293321 9781784293352
2015462706
Civilization, Celtic.
Celts--History.
D70 / .R647 2015
936.4