Celtic Books

**Warlord 11** · 03-25-2006, 11:27

I am looking for historically accurate books I can buy on Celtic History prior to the Romans (preferably Gaul, if possible). These are books I have found that look promising:

-Celtic Chiefdom, Celtic State : The Evolution of Complex Social Systems in Prehistoric Europe

-The Ancient Celts: Barry Cunliffe

-The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe.: Peter S. Wells

-The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World: Barry Cunliffe,John Haywood

I was wondering if any of you could tell me if these are reliable and/or suggest other books.

Thank you in advance!

**Dago** · 03-25-2006, 15:38

I have "The Ancient Celts" and i think its interesting. But its hard to read, the book is full of archeological facts, names and stuff. If you`re interested in celtic history you should give it a try.

**paullus** · 03-26-2006, 01:47

I've read several of them, and it seems like, with most of the ones I've found at the University library, there's a mix of good information and a kind of pro-Celtic bias. You can usually figure out what sorta bias you could potentially be dealing with by checking out the other books purchased by the author: if they're books on "Druids and You," then expect some good info, but be pretty wary.

**PSYCHO V** · 03-26-2006, 02:08

Some more that I found helpful:

T.G.E Powell, The Celts
Peter Berresford Ellis, Celt and Greek : Celts in the Hellenic World
Peter Berresford Ellis, Celt and Roman : The Celts of Italy
Peter Berresford Ellis, The Celtic Empire
Peter Berresford Ellis, The Druids
Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick, A History of Pagan Europe
Simon James, Exploring the World of the Celts
Venceslas Kruta, Celts - History and Civilization
The Celts - Daithi O' Hogain
Ann Ross, Druids - Preachers of Immortality
Iain Zaczek, The Art of the Celts
John Collis, The Celts - Origins, Myths and Inventions
Julius Caesar, The Gallic War

my2bob

**Warlord 11** · 03-26-2006, 12:50

Thanks for the responses! Very helpful. And Psycho V, if I may ask, why do you put "my2bob" at the end of your posts. I have been wondering that for a while.

Thanks again!

**PSYCHO V** · 03-26-2006, 13:02

Originally Posted by Warlord 11

Thanks for the responses! Very helpful. And Psycho V, if I may ask, why do you put "my2bob" at the end of your posts. I have been wondering that for a while.

Thanks again!

np.

'my 2 bob' is just an Aussie / Pommy expression for 'my 2 cents' / my contribution.

Guess I've just used it as part of a sig sign-off

my2bob

**GodEmperorLeto** · 03-26-2006, 14:07

Originally Posted by Warlord 11

The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe.: Peter S. Wells

Peter Wells wrote a really interesting book called The Battle that Stopped Rome. It's about the Teutoborg Forest disaster under Augustus. His thesis is that exposure to sophisticated Celtic and Roman militaries and societies helped shape the Germans from a bunch of tribal spear-chuckers into highly-developed statebuildiers by Late Antiquity.

Originally Posted by PSYCHO V

'my 2 bob' is just an Aussie / Pommy expression for 'my 2 cents' / my contribution.

I'm sorry, but... Pommy? Short for... pomegranite? Pomeranian? Pumpernickel? I have no idea what/where Pommies are from.

**Foot** · 03-26-2006, 14:19

Originally Posted by GodEmperorLeto

I'm sorry, but... Pommy? Short for... pomegranite? Pomeranian? Pumpernickel? I have no idea what/where Pommies are from.

Pommy

Foot

**PSYCHO V** · 03-27-2006, 03:20

Originally Posted by Foot

Pommy

Foot

lol ..POM (Prisoner of Motherland) is usually the termed used. Never heard of the pomegranite explanation before.

my2bob

**Foot** · 03-27-2006, 09:34

Originally Posted by PSYCHO V

lol ..POM (Prisoner of Motherland) is usually the termed used. Never heard of the pomegranite explanation before.

my2bob

Wierd, cos for me (as a Pom) I've never heard of the POHM story, but was well aware of the pomegranite one. And it fits so well with 'limey' as well.

Foot

**PSYCHO V** · 03-29-2006, 02:39

My Mum's a Pom :)

Originally Posted by Foot

Wierd, cos for me (as a Pom) I've never heard of the POHM story...

Probably haven't heard the other things we call you blokes either

my2bob

**the_handsome_viking** · 04-01-2006, 04:07

I'm reading the Celtic empire at the moment, it's very good though personally I would love more references to sites and quotations, for example, quite near the start of the book the author talks about how the Celts cared a lot for their elderly and had hospitals.

Some archeological references or primary source references would have been great to have seen immediatly after that.