Book description
Standard work in the field which was OP
No competition
Recent surge of interest in the Celtic Studies
Multidisciplinary, easily approachable
Includes 4 new pages on the Roman camp outside of Dublin
Why read it?
1 author picked Celts and the Classical World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I really think this book has also been underappreciated and overlooked by students and enthusiasts.
It contains a remarkable (and again) unsurpassed collection of written sources from the Iron Age in regard to the history, culture, and religions of the Celtic speaking peoples of ancient Europe. In some places it focuses on interactions between the Celts and population groups from the Mediterranean and other parts of ancient Europe.
But it also goes into a great deal of detail about the Celts themselves; where they lived; the names and activities of many of their leaders, warriors, druids, and others; and fascinating…
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