This episode I discuss important aspects of Celtic society and culture. This includes social hierarchies and the feast, which helped reinforce that social hierarchy. The final part of the discussion is something I have talked little about, warfare in the Celtic world. Here you will hear of things like how a Celtic warrior was fitted for battle. On top of that are Classical accounts of the Celts running into battle naked so as to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy.

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Primary Sources: 

Athenaeus: Deipnosophistae Curtesy of the Celtic Literature Collective 

Diodorus Siculus: Library of History Book V Section 19-40, Curtesy of Bill Thayer and the University of Chicago, Laucus Curtius Homepage  

Plutarch: Life of Marcellus Chapter 6 Section 4 From Perseus Digital Library  

Plutarch: Life of Marius Chapter 25 Section 7 From Perseus Digital Library   

Polybius: Histories Book 2 Section 33: Tactics Against the Gauls. From Perseus Digital Library 

Strabo: Geography Book IV Chapter 4 Section 2 From Perseus Digital Library 

Secondary Sources: 

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9 

Freeman, Philip: The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts. ISBN: 978-1-4165-8523-7 

Green, Miranda J.: The Celtic World, ISBN: 0-415-05764-7; J.N.G. and W.F. Ritchie Chapter 4: The Army, Weapons, and Fighting, 

Related Images: 

Arc of Triumph in Orange Image from Wikipedia 

Battersea Shield Image curtesy of the British Museum 

Boar Helmeted Figure on the Gundestrup Cauldron Image from Wikipedia 

The Dying Gaul From worldhistory.org  

Waterloo Helmet Image from Wikipedia 

This episode I have a discussion with Dr. Philip Freeman. Dr. Freeman is a Professor of History at Pepperdine University with a PhD in Classics and Celtic Studies. He has written many books on History in general but on Celtic History as well. One such book is a major source for this show going forward titled The Philosopher and the Druids: a Journey Among the Ancient Celts. We discuss if we can trust our Classical sources like Posidonius or Julius Caesar. On top of this are important insights in teaching History.

Dr. Freeman's website: https://philipfreemanbooks.com/

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Twitter: @histofthecelts 

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In this episode I discuss the settlement of Britain. Today, the vast majority of speakers of a Celtic language live in the British Isles. Investigating the beginnings of life in Britain is important to understanding the settlement and spread of Celtic into Britain. While not comprehensive this is an introduction to the settlement of Britain by early hunter-gatherer groups which gave way to Neolithic settlements and eventually the settlement of the Isles by Celtic peoples.

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Sources:

Various Authors: Large Scale Migration into Britain During the Middle to Late Bronze-Age https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889665/

Barry Cunliffe: Britain Begins ISBN 978–0–19–960933–8

Geoffrey of Monmouth: Historia Regnum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain), Translated by Aaron Thompson

Tacitus: Agricola https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0081%3Achapter%3D11

In this episode, I discuss the concept of historiography.

Intro/Outro Music: Teller of the Tales - Kevin MacLeod

Website: hocpod.wordpress.com

Twitter: @histofthecelts

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Sources:

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN

Green, Miranda J.: The Celtic World, ISBN: 0-415-05764-7

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historiography

In this episode I discuss the rise of the La Tene people. This is meant as a broad overview of the main culture our classical authors were writing about. While this is often considered a different culture altogether, there is ample evidence to support that the La Tene people were a continuation of what came before. If that is of interest then please join me for this discussion on the La Tene peoples.

Intro/Outro Music: Teller of the Tales - Kevin MacLeod

Website: hocpod.wordpress.com

Twitter: @histofthecelts

Email: [email protected]

Works Cited:

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9

Maier, Bernhard: The Celts: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, ISBN: 978-1-4744-2720-3

Green, Miranda J.: The Celtic World, ISBN: 0-415-05764-7

This episode we begin talking about the Celts proper, or at least the people we call the Celts. First I talk about one theory that posits the beginnings of Celtic History is in the west, on the Atlantic Fringe of Europe. After that I discuss the most commonly accepted start for Celtic History in the Hallstatt culture of Central Europe and their vast contacts with the Mediterranean and beyond. If that interests you then please join me in my discussion of Celtic origins and the Early Hallstatt Culture.

Intro/Outro Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxMJmw71CMA  

Website: hocpod.wordpress.com

Twitter: @histofthecelts

Email: [email protected]

Works Cited:

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9

Maier, Bernhard: The Celts: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, ISBN: 978-1-4744-2720-3

Roberts, Alice: The Celts: Search for a Civilization, ISBN: 978-1-78429-335-2

In this episode we begin a discussion on the people ancient to the Celts, their linguistic ancestors the Proto-Indo-Europeans. 46% of the world speaks an Indo-European language and the Celts are no exception. Before investigating the origins of the Celts, we describe what came before.

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This episode I discuss myself and my plans for this podcast. If you are interested please give this a quick listen for more information.

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