Category Archives: History
The Iron Age in Northern Britain: Celts and Romans, Natives and Invaders
Author: D.W. Harding Publisher: Routledge Copyright: 2004 Pages: 352 Synopsis: The Iron Age in Northern Britain examines the impact of the Roman expansion northwards, and the native response to the Roman occupation on both sides of the frontiers. It traces the emergence of historically-recorded communities in the post-Roman period and looks at the clash of …
Facing The Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples by Barry Cunliffe
Basic Book Information Title: Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples 8000 BC-AD 1500 Binding: Hardcover Publishing Date: June 28th 2001 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Page Numbers: 608 pages ISBN Number: 0199240191 (ISBN13: 9780199240197) Synopsis: In this highly illustrated book Barry Cunliffe focuses on the western rim of Europe–the Atlantic facade–an area stretching …
Origins of the Celts: Theory One
In a previous essay, “An Introduction to Theories of Origin and Definitions of the Celts” I talked about three different theories of the origins of the Celts and definitions of the word “Celt”. I also chose the definition of “Celt” that I am going to stick too and that definition automatically excluded one of the …
An Introduction to Theories of Origin and Definitions of the Celts.
I decided that after setting the stage with my other essays on the history of Europe in the Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages, it was time to talk about the Celts and to be precise about the question of Celtic origins and what constitutes a Celt. Through my research and reading I realized that even now …
Looking into the Celtic Languages
**Most of the dates are approximations. As exact dates of splits in languages and when they first arrive cannot be obtained with the data we have. We can only give dates to languages that are attested too. Studying the language of a culture you are interested in will also help you study their history and …
A Short Introduction to the Mesolithic to Neolithic Times in Europe
The Mesolithic period falls between the Paleolithic period (also called the Old Stone Age) and the Neolithic period (also called the New Stone Age). It began over ten thousand years ago, when the glaciers of Scandinavia and the Alps had more or less retreated to their current locations. The Mesolithic period had a warm climate …
