Table of Contents

The Continental Celts: the Hallstatt and La Tene cultures; the migrations into Italy, Iberia, Greece and Anatolia and the beginnings of state formation and urbanization; Roman domination and the fate of Celtic culture under Roman rule; Brittany and the Bretons from the Dark Ages until their absorption by France. The Atlantic Celts: Iron Age Britain and Ireland; the ultimate failure of the Roman conquest; the resurgence of Celtic civilization in the Dark Ages; King Arthur; the history of Gaelic Ireland; the Welsh princedoms; and the making of Scotland. The Modern Celts: the revival of the Celtic identity, from the Celtomania of the 18th century; the global diaspora; the current state of Celtic culture.

About the Author

John Haywood is a Fellow at the University of Lancaster and Fellow of the Royal Society of Great Britain. Among his previous books are Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age (Thames & Hudson, 2000), The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings, The Cassell Atlas of World History, and The Ancient Civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean.