A digital representation of Corent, a 1st century BC oppidum in modern south-central France, probably the old capital of the Arverni tribe. The representation was made according to the findings of the excavations, as it occurs for all the architectural representations in the present website.
Gallic Architecture: Corent
31/05/2021
Uncategorized Ancient Engineering, Architecture, Celt, Celtic, Celts, Engineering, France, French, Gallic Architecture, Gaul, Gauls, Αρχιτεκτονική, Μηχανική, temple planning Leave a comment
Carnyx, the war trumpet of the Celts
04/01/2021
Uncategorized Ancient warfare, carnyx, Celtic, Celts, Gallic, Military, Military history, Military technology, Military topics 1 Comment
A fine reenactment of a Gallic warrior blowing a carnyx, the war trumpet of the Celts. The carnyx was a kind of trumpet used in warfare, probably to incite troops to battle and intimidate opponents, as Polybius recounts. Reenactor group uknown. Kudos to them.
Romans vs Celts in Aquileia, Italy
13/01/2020
Uncategorized Celtic, Celts, Military, Roman, Roman army, Roman warfare, Rome Leave a comment
Aquileia was founded in 181 BC as a Roman colony to prevent Celtic incursions in the Italian interior. Soon the Celtic tribes of N/Eastern Alpine Italy, Pannonia and other neighbouring regions, reacted by force to this colonisation and I suppose that the image depicts a modern reenactment of the battle
Distinctive Iron Age shield gives insight into prehistoric technology
29/10/2019
Uncategorized Ancient warfare, Britain, Celtic, Celts, Europe, Great Britain, Iron age, Military, Military history, Military technology, Military topics, Shield, United kingdom, University of York Leave a comment
Republication from the University of York
Photo credit: University of York
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A unique bark shield, thought to have been constructed with wooden laths during the Iron Age, has provided new insight into the construction and design of prehistoric weaponry.
The only one of its kind ever found in Europe, the shield was found south of Leicester on the Everards Meadows site, in what is believed to have been a livestock watering hole.
Fortress of Paule, Armorica, Gaul 50 BCE
23/01/2019
Uncategorized Architecture, Armorica, Caesar, Celtic, Celts, civil engineering, Engineering, France, French, Gaul, Gauls, Μηχανική, Πολεοδομία, Rome, urban planning Leave a comment
An aerial view of the Fortress-oppidum of Paule, of the Osismii tribe in Armorica around 50 BCE at the time of the Roman conquest of Gaul. It is located in modern Saint Symphorien and it was one of the strongest fortresses of the tribe,
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