Peter Berresford Ellis

Academic look at the priestly, political, intellegencia of the Iron-Age Celts, with respect to the Celts.

This is the first popular account of the Celts of Italy and the land known as Cisalpine Gaul. In 390 BC a Celtic army captured Rome and occupied it for seven months until the Roman Senate paid them off. For the next fifty years, Celtic armies remained nearby; and for two centuries the Celts of Italy resisted Rome with a stubborn defiance, often annihilating entire consular armies sent against them. Rome could not claim to be master of the Po Valley Celts until 191 BC. This book explains the historical factors behind Rome's overt racial prejudice against the Celts and shows at the same time the important Celtic contribution to the development of Roman culture - in weaponry and warfare, in transport technology and, above all, in the Celtic contribution to early Latin literature.

The Celt people - their history and their myths, their artwork and treasures. Masterpieces in metal work and stone carvings, glassware and jewelry. an overview of their world.

During the Dark Ages many celtic Christian missionaries and teachers visited Cornwall. Their names survive in place-names and church dedications. This book lists these celtic saints and gives some detail of their lives. A selected gazetteer cross-references names and places.

The hungry hoardes are on the march. Somewhere in the Brazilian jungle a remorseless army is on the move. And it seems nothing can stop its savage, merciless drive. The Ants are coming!

A study of nationalist and anti-imperialist movements in the Celtic regions.