Summary
"The Celtic period was one of tremendous
cultural expansion, the last phase of European material and
intellectual development before the Mediterranean world spread
northwards over the Continent and linked it to modern times. Nora
Chadwick's classic survey traces the rise and spread of the Celts,
from their arrival in the British Isles in about the eighth century
BC to the gradual transformation of their culture, initially under
the Romans and later the Saxons." "A new introductory chapter by
Barry Cunliffe discusses the origins of the Celts and gives a
fascinating overview of the current issues under debate among
scholars in the field."--BOOK JACKET.
