History of the Celts

This episode is a short investigation into the lives of two Kings of Macedon, Philip and Alexander. Without going into too much detail this will set up the following episodes on the Celtic migrations into the Mediterranean world. I spend much of the time discussing Philip’s reign as that is not talked about as often. I also go into some anecdotes related to the Celts and Alexander in the historica...

This episode we focus on women in the Celtic world. Did they have more power in comparison to their Mediterranean counterparts? What did ancient authors have to say about Ancient Celtic women? Does archaeology back up what they said? All those questions will be answered in this episode.  Email: historyofthecelts@gmail.com   Twitter: @histofthecelts   Website: hocpod.wordpress.com   Primary Sources...

This episode I discuss important aspects of Celtic society and culture. This includes social hierarchies and the feast, which helped reinforce that social hierarchy. The final part of the discussion is something I have talked little about, warfare in the Celtic world. Here you will hear of things like how a Celtic warrior was fitted for battle. On top of that are Classical accounts of the Celts ru...

This episode I have a discussion with Dr. Philip Freeman. Dr. Freeman is a Professor of History at Pepperdine University with a PhD in Classics and Celtic Studies. He has written many books on History in general but on Celtic History as well. One such book is a major source for this show going forward titled The Philosopher and the Druids: a Journey Among the Ancient Celts. We discuss if we can tr...

In this episode I discuss the settlement of Britain. Today, the vast majority of speakers of a Celtic language live in the British Isles. Investigating the beginnings of life in Britain is important to understanding the settlement and spread of Celtic into Britain. While not comprehensive this is an introduction to the settlement of Britain by early hunter-gatherer groups which gave way to Neolith...

In this episode, I discuss the concept of historiography. One the most important aspects of the study of history is analyzing where those sources come from and what they say. For the Ancient Celts most of our primary sources come from the classical authors like Julius Caesar and Posidonius. I also discuss how more modern scholars from the 1800s viewed the Ancient Celts and how ironic this view ten...

In this episode I discuss the rise of the La Tene people. This is meant as a broad overview of the main culture our classical authors were writing about. While this is often considered a different culture altogether, there is ample evidence to support that the La Tene people were a continuation of what came before. If that is of interest then please join me for this discussion on the La Tene peopl...

This episode we begin talking about the Celts proper, or at least the people we call the Celts. First I talk about one theory that posits the beginnings of Celtic History is in the west, on the Atlantic Fringe of Europe. After that I discuss the most commonly accepted start for Celtic History in the Hallstatt culture of Central Europe and their vast contacts with the Mediterranean and beyond. If t...

In this episode we begin a discussion on the people ancient to the Celts, their linguistic ancestors the Proto-Indo-Europeans. 46% of the world speaks an Indo-European language and the Celts are no exception. Before investigating the origins of the Celts, we describe what came before. Email: historyoftheceltspodcast@gmail.com Website: hocpod.wordpress.com

This episode I discuss myself and my plans for this podcast. If you are interested please give this a quick listen for more information. Email: historyoftheceltspodcast@gmail.com Website: hocpod.wordpress.com