The Ancient Celts
(Sprache: Englisch)
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 freeired fear in the Greeks and Romans.
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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 freeired fear in the Greeks and Romans.
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Fierce warriors and skilled craftsmen, the Celts were famous throughout the Ancient Mediterranean World. They were the archetypal barbarians from the north and were feared by both Greeks and Romans. For two and a half thousand years they have continued to fascinate those who have come into contact with them, yet their origins have remained a mystery and even today are the subject of heated debate among historians and archaeologists.Barry Cunliffe's classic study of the ancient Celtic world was first published in 1997. Since then huge advances have taken place in our knowledge: new finds, new ways of using DNA records to understand Celtic origins, new ideas about the proto-urban nature of early chieftains' strongholds, All these developments are part of this fully updated , and completely redesigned edition.
Cunliffe explores the archaeological reality of these bold warriors and skilled craftsmen of barbarian Europe who inspired fear in both the Greeks and the Romans. He investigates the texts of the classical writers and contrasts their view of the Celts with current archaeological findings. Tracing the emergence of chiefdoms and the fifth- to third-century migrations as far as Bosnia and the Czech Republic, he assesses the disparity between the traditional story and the most recent historical and archaeological evidence on the Celts.
Other aspects of Celtic identity such as the cultural diversity of the tribes, their social and religious systems, art, language and law, are also examined. From the picture that emerges, we are -- crucially -- able to distinguish between the original Celts, and those tribes which were 'Celtized', giving us an invaluable insight into the true identity of this ancient people.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Ancient Celts “
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1: Visions of the Celts
- 2: Constructing the Historical Celts
- 3: In the Beginning: 5500-1300 BC
- 4: The Atlantic System: 1300-200 BC
- 5: Western Central Europe and the Mediterranean:1300-450 BC
- 6: The Migrations: 450-50 BC
- 7: The Communities of the Atlantic Façade
- 8: Celts and Others on the Eastern Fringes
- 9: Warfare and Society
- 10: The Arts of the Migration Period
- 11: Religious Systems
- 12: The Developed Celtic World
- 13: The Celts in Retreat
- 14: Celtic Survival
- 15: Retrospect
- A Guide to Further Reading
- Chronological Tables
- Map Section
- Illustration Sources
- Index
Autoren-Porträt von Barry Cunliffe
Barry Cunliffe taught archaeology at the Universities of Bristol and Southampton and was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2008, thereafter becoming Emeritus Professor. He has excavated widely in Britain (Fishbourne, Bath, Danebury, Hengistbury Head, Brading) and in the Channel Islands, Brittany, and Spain, and has been President of the Council for British Archaeology and of the Society of Antiquaries, a Governor of the Museum of London, a Commissioner of English Heritage, and a Trustee of the British Museum. His many publications include Facing the Ocean (2001), The Druids: A Very Short Introduction (2010), Britain Begins (2012), By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean (2015), and On the Ocean (2017), all published by Oxford University Press. He received a knighthood in 2006.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Barry Cunliffe
- 2018, 2. Aufl., 496 Seiten, Maße: 18,9 x 24,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198752938
- ISBN-13: 9780198752936
- Erscheinungsdatum: 17.04.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe brings up to date his classic work on the Ancient Celts, those fierce warriors and skilled craftsmen who were famous throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. In this fully updated, and completely redesigned edition, Cunliffe assesses the disparity between the traditional story and the most recent historical and archaeological evidence on the Celts. Timeless Travels
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