The Celts
TV tie-in to major BBC series revealing a new history of the Celts and their international legacy today
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<p><b>'Informed, impeccably researched and written' Neil Oliver</b><br><b><br>'A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling' Brian Cox<br></b><br>The Celts are one of the world's most mysterious ancient people. In this compelling account, Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe, uncovering the truth about this engimatic tribe: their origins, their treasure and their enduring legacy today. What emerges is not a wild people, but a highly sophisticated tribal culture that influenced the ancient world - and even Rome. <br><br>It is the story of a multicultural civilization, linked by a common language.<br><br>It is the story of how ideas travelled in prehistory, how technology and art spread across the continent. <br><br>It is the story of a five-hundred year fight between two civilizations that came to define the world we live in today.<br><br><b>It is the story of a culture that changed Europe forever. <br><br></b><b><br>'Roberts's lightness of touch is joyous, and celebratory' <i>Observer<br><br></i>'Clear-spoken and enthusiastic' <i>Telegraph</i><br></b></p>
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