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ANCIENT WARFARE readings THE CELTS INVADE GREECE

CELT AND GREEK: CELTS IN THE HELLENIC WORLD

By Peter Beresford Ellis

Constable, 1997

ISBN: 978-0094755802

In this volume, Ellis explores the relationship of the Celts of Eastern Europe with the Hellenic states, starting in the 6th Century BC. It explores the eastward push of the Celtic peoples from their homelands and the foundation of tribal

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