019: The Celtic Invasion of Greece - Celtic Civilization & History (1300-300 B.C.)

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🗓️ 16 January 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In the first of a two-part look at the Celtic invasion of Greece, I cover the history and civilization of the ancient Celts. We will look at what it means to be a “Celt”, how the Celts were seen by the Greeks and Romans alike, and delve into topics like human sacrifice, warfare and art. Thanks to John Kerry, an Edinburgh based composer, trombonist and music archaeologist professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London who works with Carnyx & Co to recreate the sounds of Iron Age music and instruments. His website is here at www.carnyx.org.uk so please, check it out if you want to hear more about his work. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast/id1377920930?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037/019-the-celtic-invasion-of-greece-celtic-civilization-history-1300-300-bc Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=225541&refid=stpr Show Notes: https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/01/16/018-the-celtic-invasion-of-greece-celtic-civilization-and-history-1300-300-b-c/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod Audible 30 Day Free Trial www.audibletrial.com/HellenisticAgePodcast Sources; Primary Commentaries on the Gallic War – Julius Caesar Pharsalia - Lucan Library of History - Diodorus Siculus The Histories – Polybius The Histories – Herodotus Agricola - Tacitus History of Rome - Livy Secondary “The Ancient Celts, 2nd Edition” – Barry Cunliffe “The Celtic World” – Miranda Green “Celts and the Classical World” - David Rankin

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0:00.0	The year was 280 BC. Macedon, having just recovered from the final conflicts of the wars of the
0:06.3	Diodohoi, was now once again in flames. Earlier that year, a vast horde of barbarian peoples,
0:13.1	monstrous as they were skilled at warfare, they broke into Macedon and Greece. Attempts to halt
0:19.1	their progress by the new Macedonian king, Ptolemy
0:21.8	Kerenus ended in disaster, with his head placed upon a pike and paraded around for all to see.
0:28.6	Nothing stood between these new invaders and the Hellenistic kingdoms. But who were these
0:33.1	foreigners, who suddenly descended upon the civilized world like a vast tsunami, swallowing everything
0:39.6	in their path. Though they themselves went by many names, we know them as the Celts. Join us for a two-part
0:47.5	series taking a look at the Celtic peoples and their conflicts with the Hellenistic kingdoms.
0:52.8	This is the Celtic invasion of Greece.
1:05.0	Hi there.
1:06.5	You're listening to the Hellenistic Age podcast.
1:09.6	Episode 19. The Celtic invasion of Greece.
1:13.8	Celtic civilization and history. 1300 to 300 BC.
1:22.9	Gods, I hate Gauls.
1:26.6	Whenever a person hears the word Celt or Gaul, I imagine a few stock
1:32.1	images come to mind. Bushy mustaches, painted and wowed, riding around on war chariots,
1:38.8	druids, wickermen, etc., etc. Readers of Asterix, the Gaul, probably understand this idea completely. It's hard to blame
1:48.3	people for having such preconceived notions. I myself am admittedly prone to a bias towards
1:55.2	Greco-Roman history and culture, and for a long time I did not do too much research on the Celtic peoples. I've certainly
2:02.6	been exposed to the mythology, tales of heroes like Hugh Hulain, but mostly through the periphery.
2:09.6	I also did not grow up among the nations and peoples who consider themselves to be the cultural
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