A Brief History of the Celts by Peter Ellis - ISBN: 9781841197906
Paperback
Uncover Europe’s ancient past: Celtic kings, myths, and enduring culture.

A Brief History of the Celts

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    20 March 2011

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Summary

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 investiga…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781841197906
ISBN-10:1841197904
Author:Peter Ellis
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Robinson Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:20 March 2011
Weight:200g
Dimensions:194mm x 128mm x 20mm
Series:Brief Histories
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Critics Review

[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 The Author

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, the author of the bestselling Sister Fidelma murder mysteries set in Ireland in the 7th Century.

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