Военная история / The Celtic World (The Great Courses)

Название: The Celtic World (The Great Courses)
Автор: Jennifer Paxton
Издательство: The Teaching Company
Год: 2018
Страниц: 573
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 17 MB

Travel through time from 500 B.C. to today and rediscover the Celts with a Harvard-educated professor. Following the surge of interest and pride in Celtic identity since the 19th century, much of what we thought we knew about the Celts has been radically transformed. From the warriors who nearly defeated Julius Caesar to druids who, contrary to popular opinion, definitely did not worship at Stonehenge, get to know the real Celts. In The Celtic World, discover the incredible story of the Celtic-speaking peoples, whose art, language, and culture once spread from Ireland to Austria. This series of 24 enlightening lectures explains the traditional historical view of who the Celts were, then contrasts it with brand-new evidence from DNA analysis and archeology that totally changes our perspective on where the Celts came from. European history and culture have been profoundly affected by the Celts, from the myth of King Arthur to the very map of the United Kingdom, where the English confronted the peoples of the "Celtic Fringe."