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Celtic Parade Helmet
A Celtic parade helmet in bronze and iron covered in gold with coral inlay, c. 350 BCE. Found buried in a cave in Agris, western France. It is a fine example of the use of vegetal motifs in ancient Celtic art. (Bernisches Historisches Museum...
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Celtic Warriors
Artist's impression of Celtic warriors standing on a hill. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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Painted Celtic Warriors
An artist's impression of how Celtic warriors may have looked in battle. Roman writers describe such warriors as wearing blue paint, having long hair dyed blond using lime and clothing with distinctive patterns.
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Celtic Warrior
Terracotta statuette of a warrior carrying a Celtic shield. He is depicted with long hair, drooping moustache, trousers and a tunic. 2nd century CE. (Ashmolean Museum, UK)
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Celtic Warrior, Braganza Brooch
A detail of the Braganza Brooch showing a Celtic warrior with shield and helmet. Iberian, gold, 250-200 BCE. Length: 14 centimetres.
The British Museum, London.
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Artist's Impression of Celtic Warriors
Artist's impression of ancient Celtic warriors by Zvonimir Grbasic. Copyright, republished with permission from Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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The Celtic Origins of Halloween
In this documentary we explore another one of the Misunderstood Moments in History which has to do with the origin of Halloween. This dates back to the Celtic traditions from the bronze age Hallstatt and later La Tene culture. We discuss...
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A Gallery of Monsters and Creatures of Greek Mythology
The myths and legends of ancient Greece included a wide variety of fearsome creatures and monsters, such as dragons, giants, demons, and multiformed beings like the sphinx, minotaur, centaurs, and griffins. These terrifying entities often...
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Ancient Persian Religion & Mythology
Ancient Persian religion developed in the region of Greater Iran by the 3rd millennium BCE and corresponds to what is known today as ancient Persian mythology. This belief system informed the Persian Achaemenid Empire, even after the acceptance...
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Celtic Pottery Vessel
A Celtic pottery vessel from La Marne, France. It shows typical Celtic design features with its curvilinear shape and motifs in black on a red background. 4th century BCE. Height: 30 cm. (British Museum, London)
