ENGLISH

A Brief History of the Celts

By Peter Berresford Ellis

Book information

Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Year
2003
ISBN
1841197904, 9781841197906
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
4 MB (4002017 bytes)
Pages
208\0
Time added
2013-12-13 00:16:31

Description

For centuries, the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter Berresford Ellis presents an invigoration overview of their world. With his gift for making the scholarly accessible, he discusses the Celts' mysterious origins and early history and investigates their rich and complex society. His use of recently uncovered finds brings fascinating insights into Celtic kings and chieftains, architecture and arts, medicine and religions, myths and legends, making this essential reading for any search for Europe's ancient past.

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