In the 1st century BC, Strabo wrote of the Celts: ‘The whole race... is madly fond of war, high-spirited and quick to battle... and on whatever pretext you stir them up, you will have them ready to face danger, even if they have nothing on their side but their own strength and courage’. This book gives an insight into the life of the Celtic warrior, and his experience of battle – on foot, on horseback, and as a charioteer. It also details Celtic society and studies the vital ritual nature of Celtic warfare, from the naked gaesatae to the woad-painted warriors.
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Insights into the real lives of history's fighting men, packed with full colour illustrations, highly detailed cutaways, exploded artwork of weaponry and armour, and action-packed battle scenes.
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Stephen Allen is an expatriate who has lived and worked in Brussels for many years. He has a great passion for history with a particular interest in the pre-Roman Iron Age. He is a keen amateur archaeologist, regularly taking part in the excavation of Romano-British sites in Southern England. This is his first book for Osprey.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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A good title for the amateur historian or wargamer,
This review is from: Celtic Warrior: 300 BC-AD 100 (Paperback)
Like all Osprey books, this volume is intended to give the reader a basic introduction to the subject, rather than a deep academic understanding. This volume succeeds in that endeavor. The book describes the basic societal structure of the Celtic peoples in the time period addressed, with information on arms and equipment, rituals, approaches to warfare, etc. The color plates are well done.
This particular book does not in any way present a political argument regarding the relative cultural merits of the Celtic peoples versus the Romans, and it is hard to see whay a reviewer would attack it on those grounds. [...]
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Celtic Warrior,
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This review is from: Celtic Warrior: 300 BC-AD 100 (Paperback)
Yet another great one from Osprey. Great easy to read info and history on the Celtic Warrior from the 300 BC-AD 100 time period and the illustrations are flat out amazing. Highly recomended for anybody interested in the Celts as well as reenactors and SCA types!
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Great source for weapons, armour, tactics, and more!,
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This review is from: Celtic Warrior: 300 BC-AD 100 (Paperback)
Great source for weapons, armour, tactics, and more! The color plates inside alone are worth the reason to buy this...But it is also filled with great info and more!
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Celtic society, both before and after the Roman period, has often been described as 'heroic', dominated by a warrior elite whose lives were spent in an environment of perpetual conflict. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Celtic society, both before and after the Roman period, has often been described as 'heroic', dominated by a warrior elite whose lives were spent in an environment of perpetual conflict. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
plate commentary for full details, single combat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The British Museum, Diodorus Siculus, Iron Age, British Museum Press, Mons Graupius, Oxford University Press New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Celtic World by Barry W. Cunliffe on page 51
- The Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine (Men at Arms Series, 93) by Michael Simkins in Back Matter
- A Celtic Miscellany by Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson on page 50
- Alexander the Great (General Military) by Nicholas Sekunda in Back Matter
- The Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe on page 51
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