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The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 9780743262804
- Book Title
- Philosopher and the Druids : a Journey Among the Ancient Celts
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Item Length
- 8.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, History
- Topic
- Celtic Spirituality, Ancient / General, Europe / Western
- Item Weight
- 12.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743262808
ISBN-13
9780743262804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48243611
Product Key Features
Book Title
Philosopher and the Druids : a Journey Among the Ancient Celts
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Celtic Spirituality, Ancient / General, Europe / Western
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-054150
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
913.604/3
Synopsis
There was no reason for the Greek world to be particularly concerned about the Celts in the years before and even decades after Alexander the Great. To any Greek, the Celts were just another race of distant barbarians. Traders might bring back stories of them, and occasionally a small group of Celtic warriors might appear among the mercenaries of a hired army, but they were no threat to civilized Greek folk going about their daily business. Sometime during his early years in Rhodes, a daring notion first entered the mind of Posidonius. He had been taught by his Stoic professors that the world and all its people were part of a divine order. What better way to understand this order than a great journey of exploration? He knew that tribes still relatively uncorrupted by civilizing influences would be an important part of such a study. To be sure, this grand excursion would be the perfect opportunity to explore other subjects- astronomy, geology, and oceanography just to name a few- as well, but it was unspoiled human culture he most wanted to examine...The best possibility lay in the last place any reasonable Greek philosopher would want to go. In the distant west, beyond even the rule of Rome, lay the unknown land of the Celts., Early in the first century B.C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to investigate for himself the mysterious Celts, reputed to be cannibals and savages. His journey would be one of the great adventures of the ancient world. Posidonius journeyed deep into the heart of the Celtic lands in Gaul. There he discovered that the Celts were not barbarians but a sophisticated people who studied the stars, composed beautiful poetry, and venerated a priestly caste known as the Druids. Celtic warriors painted their bodies, wore pants, and decapitated their foes. Posidonius was amazed at the Celtic women, who enjoyed greater freedoms than the women of Rome, and was astonished to discover that women could even become Druids. Posidonius returned home and wrote a book about his travels among the Celts, which became one of the most popular books of ancient times. His work influenced Julius Caesar, who would eventually conquer the people of Gaul and bring the Celts into the Roman Empire, ending forever their ancient way of life. Thanks to Posidonius, who could not have known that he was recording a way of life soon to disappear, we have an objective, eyewitness account of the lives and customs of the ancient Celts., A renowned classicist and historian tells the story of the Greek philosopher Posidonius, who traveled widely and gave the Roman world the first objective account of the lives of the ancient Celts.
LC Classification Number
D70.F73 2006
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