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.
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