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In Search of 2000 Forgotten Years That Changed Our World
Simon Young
ISBN: 9781906142438
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Gibson Square Books Ltd
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We think of the Greeks and Romans as important to the modern world, while we romantically see the Celts as a people living on the fringes in Ireland, Cornwall Scotland and France, faced with extinction. This title shows how the Celtic Empire ruled the world from Spain to Egypt for 2000 years in a way that drew the blue print for today's Europe.
We think of the Greeks and Romans as crucially important to the modern world, while we romantically see the Celts as a people living on the fringes in Ireland, Wales, Cornwall Scotland and France, faced with extinction. In this extraordinary new book, acclaimed historian Simon Young overhauls that preconception. "The Celtic Revolution" shows how the Celtic Empire ruled the world from Spain to Egypt for two thousand years in a way that drew the blue print for today's Europe. As modern life is inconceivable without their achievements, Simon Young's masterly book will enthrall the readers who enjoy the works of Norman Davies and Andrew Marr.
| ISBN | 1906142432 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781906142438
(What's this?) | | Pages | 320 | | Publisher | Gibson Square Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Gibson Square Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 256 | | Format | Hardback | | Width (mm) | 140 | | Publication date | 26 Aug 2009 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 936.4 | | Academic level | General |
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Praise for AD 500 9780753819463: 'Popular history at its best.' Financial Times; 'What a joy to be able to recommend a book about misery, bloodshed and grisly superstition for being funny, compassionate and clear-eyed.' Independent on Sunday  Be the first to write a customer review
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