The Celtic Empire: The First Millennium of Celtic History, C. 1000 BC-51 ADDrawing mainly on classical sources, and occasionally on archaeology and Celtic traditions, Ellis outlines a history of Celtic people from their emergence as a distinct culture to their conquest by the Romans. A popular treatment, not rigorous even for an introductory text in an academic context. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... brother , who had been decisively defeated by Hannibal in the Po Valley . The Scipio brothers won some successes , managing to retake the area as far south as Saguntum . In 212 BC Hannibal's brothers , Hasdrubal and Mago , launched a ...
... brother , who had been decisively defeated by Hannibal in the Po Valley . The Scipio brothers won some successes , managing to retake the area as far south as Saguntum . In 212 BC Hannibal's brothers , Hasdrubal and Mago , launched a ...
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... brother Hasdrubal was following his route through Gaul and across the Alps with a new Carthaginian army , its composition much like Hannibal's , with Numidians , Celtiberians and Celts as well as Carthaginians . Hasdru- bal had also ...
... brother Hasdrubal was following his route through Gaul and across the Alps with a new Carthaginian army , its composition much like Hannibal's , with Numidians , Celtiberians and Celts as well as Carthaginians . Hasdru- bal had also ...
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... brother . Pausanius records a corps of 4,000 Celtic warriors arriving in Egypt to serve Ptolemy II . Using the Celts , Ptolemy defeated his brother but was unable to follow up this victory and consolidate his position because the Celts ...
... brother . Pausanius records a corps of 4,000 Celtic warriors arriving in Egypt to serve Ptolemy II . Using the Celts , Ptolemy defeated his brother but was unable to follow up this victory and consolidate his position because the Celts ...
Contents
List of Illustrations ix | 1 |
Introduction | 5 |
The Origins of the Celts | 9 |
Copyright | |
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Acichorius Aedui alliance Alps ancient Antigonus Gonatas Antiochus Ariovistus arrived Asia Minor Atrebates attack battle became began Belgae Betham Boii Brennos Britain British brother Caesar campaign Cantii Caratacos Carthage Carthaginian Cassivelaunos cavalry Celtiberians Celtic army Celtic chieftains Celtic language Celtic mercenaries Celtic names Celtic tribes Celtic warriors Celtic world Celts Celts of Galatia century BC Cicero Cimbri Cisalpine Gaul Claudius coast command Commios conquest Consul Cunobelinos defeated Deiotaros Divitiacos druids Dumnorix Emperor empire Etruscan fighting force fourth century Gaius Galatia Gaulish Germans Goidelic Greek Gruamach Hannibal Hannibal's Helvetii hill-fort historian Iberian Insubres invasion Ireland Irish Italy King kingdom Labienus land Latin legions Livy Macedonia Manlius marched Marcus Massilia northern peninsula Pergamum Po Valley Polybius Ptolemy Quintus recorded Rhine river Roman army Rome Scipio senate sent settled siege Spain surrender survived Syria Tacitus Tectosages territory Thrace tradition tribal troops Valley Veneti Vercingetorix victory word writing