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‘Informed, impeccably researched and written’ Neil Oliver
‘A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling’ Brian Cox
The Celts are one of the world’s most mysterious ancient people. In this compelling account, Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe, uncovering the truth about this engimatic tribe: their origins, their treasure and their enduring legacy today. What emerges is not a wild people, but a highly sophisticated tribal culture that influenced the ancient world – and even Rome.
It is the story of a multicultural civilization, linked by a common language.
It is the story of how ideas travelled in prehistory, how technology and art spread across the continent.
It is the story of a five-hundred year fight between two civilizations that came to define the world we live in today.
It is the story of a culture that changed Europe forever.
‘Roberts’s lightness of touch is joyous, and celebratory’ Observer
‘Clear-spoken and enthusiastic’ Telegraph
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The Romans left monuments to their glories and written histories charting the exploits of their heroes. But there was another ancient people in Europe – feared warriors with chariots, iron swords, exquisite jewellery, swirling tattoos and strange rituals and beliefs. For hundreds of years Europe was theirs, not Rome’s. They were our ancestors, and yet the scale of their achievements has largely been forgotten. They were the Celts. Unlike the Romans they did not write their history, so the stories of many heroic Celtic men and women have been lost. From Denmark to Italy; Portugal to Turkey Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe, revealing the remarkable story of the Celts: their real origins, how they lived and thrived, and their enduring modern legacy.
| Weight | 0.256 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.7 × 13.1 × 2.1 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | xix, 298 , 16 unnumbered of plates |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 936.4 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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