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A Brief History of the Celts Peter Ellis

A Brief History of the Celts By Peter Ellis

A Brief History of the Celts by Peter Ellis


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Uncovering one of the world's greatest civilisations

A Brief History of the Celts Summary

A Brief History of the Celts by Peter Ellis

For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter Berresford Ellis presents an invigoration overview of their world. With his gift for making the scholarly accessible, he discusses the Celts' mysterious origins and early history and investigates their rich and complex society. His use of recently uncovered firnds brings fascinating insights into Celtic kings and chieftains, architecture and arts, medicine and religions, myths and legends, making this esesntial reading for any search for Europe's ancient past.

A Brief History of the Celts Reviews

[A] vivid and enlightening representation of a fascinating civilisation. Anyone interested in the ancient world will find in it an informative and enjoyable adjustment of many assumptions about the Celts. * David Rankin, The Times Higher Education Supplement *

About Peter Ellis

Peter Berresford Ellis, is regarded as one of the pre-eminent Celtic scholars and has published many books on the subject. He is a Fellow of three Royal Societies in historical and antiquarian fields and the recipient of many awards and honours for his work. He is also, under the pseudonym Peter Tremayne he is the author of the bestselling Sister Fidelma murder mysteries set in Ireland in the 7th Century.

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GOR001481764
9781841197906
1841197904
A Brief History of the Celts by Peter Ellis
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
20031113
256
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