History of the Celts

By Trevor Callahan

This podcast is a project by Trevor Callahan done to catalogue and present the History of the Celts from pre-history to modern times.... more

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The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.

History of the Celts episodes:

August 28, 2025 Episode 20: Outside of Hannibal
This episode I discuss the campaigns in Iberia. We follow the two Scipio brothers, Gnaeus and Publius, as they wrangle their way through the peninsula aiming to kick the Carthaginians out. On the way they fight Hannibal’s brother Hasdrubal as he tries to keep Carthaginian influence in the region. Listen now to find out more!
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
Patreon: patreon.com/historyofthecelts
Stickers: Link to the Patreon shop where you can buy the stickers.
Registry: The History of the Celts Podcast Registry
Instagram: historyofthecelts
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources
Polybius Histories Book III
Titus Livius The History of Rome
Secondary Sources
Edwell, Peter: War Abroad: Spain Macedon, Africa. In Hoyos, Dexter: A Companion to the Punic Wars. ISBN 978-1-4051-7600-2
Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2
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30min
July 28, 2025 Episode 19: Rome's Ultimate Defeat
This episode I discuss the worst defeat suffered by the Romans in the Second Punic War. Hannibal’s genius is on fulldisplay as well as Rome’s disorganization. Listen now to understand how Hannibal beat one of the largest armies in the Ancient World.
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
Patreon: patreon.com/historyofthecelts
Stickers: Link to the Patreon shop where you can buy the stickers.
Registry: The History of the Celts Podcast Registry
Instagram: historyofthecelts
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources:
Polybius Histories Book III
Titus Livius The History of Rome Book XXII
Secondary Sources
Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9
Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2
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27min
June 26, 2025 Patreon Announcement
This episode is the Patreon announcement. Any links regarding support for this show going forward will bein the description of every episode. I discuss my patreon announcement as well as the new logo that was made into stickers that are available to you now. I also will talk about the podcast registry on Amazon. If none of this interests you please go on to the next episode that will be released in tandem with this one. Thank you for listening!
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
Patreon: patreon.com/historyofthecelts
Stickers: Link to the Patreon shop where you can buy the stickers.
Registry: The History of the Celts Podcast Registry
Instagram: historyofthecelts
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
...more
10min
June 26, 2025 Episode 18: Lake Trasimene
This episode details the defeat suffered by the Romans at Lake Trasimene. It was because of this that a famousRoman general named Quintus Fabius Maximus executed a strategy that was effective enough for it to be named after him. Find out why men like George Washington use the Fabian strategy 2000 years after the Roman general it was named after.
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
Patreon: patreon.com/historyofthecelts
Stickers: Link to the Patreon shop where you can buy the stickers.
Registry: The History of the Celts Podcast Registry
Instagram: historyofthecelts
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources:
Polybius Histories Book III
Titus Livius The History of Rome Book XXII
Secondary Sources
Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9
Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2
...more
33min
May 26, 2025 Episode 17: Ticinus and Trebia
This episode details the first engagements between Hannibal and the Romans. The battles of Ticinus and the Trebia were the first real engagements between the two combatants and showcasedHannibal’s prowess and generalship. That Gauls do feature in this episode but they are treated as unreliable at best. The end of this episode is a small announcement for the future of the podcast. A full episode on the future of this show will come out soon.
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
Instagram: historyofthecelts
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources:
Polybius Histories Book III
Titus Livius The History of Rome Book XXI
Secondary Sources
Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9
Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2
Lancel, Serge: Hannibal, ISBN0-631-20631-0
...more
34min
April 09, 2025 Interview Episode: Dr. Ian Stewart
This episode is a long conversation I have been meaning to record and get out to you for a while but due to scheduling conflicts it has been pretty hard for Dr. Ian Stewart and I to meet up. In our interview we discuss some of the content of his new book The Celts: A Modern History which outlines the rise of Celtic nationalism and ideas associated with it in the 1800s. We also discuss some more modern feelings towards the Celts. Get his new book in the link below.
Link to The Celts: A Modern History by Dr. Ian Stewart on Princeton University Press.
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
Instagram: historyofthecelts
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
...more
1h 37min
March 18, 2025 Holiday Special: St. Patrick
Today’s episode is a rather impromptu episode I got the inspiration to do early in the morning. If this episode does not release on St. Patrick’s Day for you, I apologize I should have thought of this sooner. Today’s episode will briefly detail the life of St. Patrick. With much left out for a later episode I hope today’s episode will shed some light on who St. Patrick was as a person and give you a deeper understanding and appreciation for the celebration of St. Patrick. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, stay safe and have fun!
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources
The Confession of St. Patrick
Secondary Sources
List of Countries by population of Irish Heritage from Wikipedia
St. Patrick uses the Shamrock as a metaphor for the Trinity from Wikipedia
St. Patrick’s Day in the United States from Wikipedia
O’Loughlin, Thomas. Patrick the Man from Discovering St. Patrick
Veritas Publications. Patrick: A Short Biography
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15min
February 28, 2025 Episode 16: Hannibal's Crossing
This episode begins the series on the Second Punic War. After a re-cap of the interim period between the First and Second Punic Wars, I discuss the beginning of one of the Ancient World’s most famous generals, Hannibal. Following Hannibal’s rise to power in the 3rd Century BC, the Carthaginian general executed one of the things that has made him one of the most famous generals of all time, his crossing of the Alps into Italy. Within this narrative is a discussion of how our friends, the Celts, are involved in this conflict. Listen now if you want to learn more!
Link to Hannibal’s Speech
Link to The Celts: A Modern History by Ian Stewart on Princeton University Press.
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources:
Polybius Histories Book III
Titus Livius The History of Rome Book XXI
Secondary Sources
Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9
Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2
Lancel, Serge: Hannibal, ISBN 0-631-20631-0
...more
30min
January 26, 2025 Episode 15: Inter Bellum Punica
This episode I discuss the interwar period between the First and Second Punic Wars which I have dubbed the Inter Bellum Punica. This episode will serve as a precursor to next episode where I discuss the Second Punic War, also known as the Hannibalic War in our sources. The first part will be on Carthage’s expansion into Spain while the second part will be on Rome’s wars with the Celts in Italy.
Link to The Celts: A Modern History by Ian Stewart on Princeton University Press.
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources:
Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheka XXV.10
Polybius Histories Book II
Secondary Sources
Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9
Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2
Lancel, Serge: Hannibal, ISBN 0-631-20631-0
...more
31min
October 19, 2024 Episode 14: Mercenary Service
This episode I discuss the Celts and their involvement as mercenaries in the wars of the Mediterranean. I go over how the Celts fought with the Ptolemaic Pharaohs of Egypt and their eventual rebellion and suicide in the Nile. Celtic Mercenaries were also involved with the fighting between the Romans and Carthaginians in the First Punic War. I detail the rise of Carthage as well as their war with the Romans. One Celtic man named Autaritas, a mercenary under the employ of Carthage, rebelled along
with other mercenaries because of a lack of pay. Join me in this episode to hear more about this
Email: [email protected]
Website: hocpod.wordpress.com
X (Twitter): @histofthecelts
Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod
Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly
Primary Sources:
Callimachus, Hymn to Apollo
Polybius, Histories: Description of the treatment of prisoners by the rebels: Polybius, Histories; 1.80
Secondary Sources:
Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9
Ellis, Peter B.: The Celtic Empire, ISBN 978-0786709335
Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2
Green, Miranda J.: The Celtic World, ISBN: 0-415-05764-7
Hoyos, Dexter: Peoples of the Ancient World: The Carthaginians, ISBN 978-0-415-43644-1
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29min

FAQs about History of the Celts:

How many episodes does History of the Celts have?

The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.