4. The Celts, the French and the Germans
... Rheinland and the Alps. They came in independent military units. As time passed, they formed stronger political ties. When the Roman Empire prevailed in Gaul in the first century, however, it struck a proud people hard. The Celt was a courageous person. But his romantic courage was unable to prevail ...
... Rheinland and the Alps. They came in independent military units. As time passed, they formed stronger political ties. When the Roman Empire prevailed in Gaul in the first century, however, it struck a proud people hard. The Celt was a courageous person. But his romantic courage was unable to prevail ...
NOTES TAKEN FROM THE LECTURES : CULTURE ANGLAISE
... a large landmass connecting Europe and the British Isles, now known as Doggerland.) Homo sapiens: you had the basic Homo-Sapiens population (then came the Celts who eliminated or assimilated them). Traces of the Celts: still present in some regions of Britany, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall. ...
... a large landmass connecting Europe and the British Isles, now known as Doggerland.) Homo sapiens: you had the basic Homo-Sapiens population (then came the Celts who eliminated or assimilated them). Traces of the Celts: still present in some regions of Britany, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall. ...
The Romans
... The Calendar – started by Julius Caesar, names of our months taken from the names of Roman gods and rulers Law and legal system The Census – a count of all people Religion – worshipping of gods – temples ...
... The Calendar – started by Julius Caesar, names of our months taken from the names of Roman gods and rulers Law and legal system The Census – a count of all people Religion – worshipping of gods – temples ...
String instruments
... The flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification flutes are categorized as edgeblown aerophones. In its most basic form, a flute can be an open tube which is blown like a bottle. Flutes ca ...
... The flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification flutes are categorized as edgeblown aerophones. In its most basic form, a flute can be an open tube which is blown like a bottle. Flutes ca ...
Early German History
... The region in which Augustus makes the most effort to extend the empire is beyond the Alps into Germany. By 14 BC the German tribes are subdued up to the Danube. In the next five years Roman legions push forward to the Elbe. But this further border proves impossible to hold. In AD 9 Arminius, a Germ ...
... The region in which Augustus makes the most effort to extend the empire is beyond the Alps into Germany. By 14 BC the German tribes are subdued up to the Danube. In the next five years Roman legions push forward to the Elbe. But this further border proves impossible to hold. In AD 9 Arminius, a Germ ...
LECTURE 1 EARLIEST TIMES
... Neolithic (or New Stone Age) people These people kept animals, grew corn crops and knew how to make pottery. They probably came from either the Iberian Peninsula or even the North African coast. They settled in the western part of Britain and Ireland. ...
... Neolithic (or New Stone Age) people These people kept animals, grew corn crops and knew how to make pottery. They probably came from either the Iberian Peninsula or even the North African coast. They settled in the western part of Britain and Ireland. ...
Overview of the Gallic War
... Senate decrees prayers and sacrifices to gods for Caesar’s success At the end of the third book, Caesar has effective military control over the entire territory ...
... Senate decrees prayers and sacrifices to gods for Caesar’s success At the end of the third book, Caesar has effective military control over the entire territory ...
slides
... 1. Judicial/forensic genre: used in law courts 2. Deliberative genre: used in parliamentary or popular politics 3. Demonstrative/epideictic genre: used on ceremonial occasions Extracts from De Inventione (On Invention) and Partitiones Oratoriae, both by Cicero, and the Rhetorica ad Herenniam ...
... 1. Judicial/forensic genre: used in law courts 2. Deliberative genre: used in parliamentary or popular politics 3. Demonstrative/epideictic genre: used on ceremonial occasions Extracts from De Inventione (On Invention) and Partitiones Oratoriae, both by Cicero, and the Rhetorica ad Herenniam ...
ANCIENT EGYPT - MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
... B – Often wore a laurel wreath on his head as a sign of victory C – Very fit, but sometimes had epileptic fits D – Lacked skill at horse riding, public speaking and writing. ...
... B – Often wore a laurel wreath on his head as a sign of victory C – Very fit, but sometimes had epileptic fits D – Lacked skill at horse riding, public speaking and writing. ...
File
... Nearly continuous wars between 6th and 3rd Centuries BC Crushing defeats at Lake Trasimene (25K dead) and Cannae (50K) and they raise still another army ...
... Nearly continuous wars between 6th and 3rd Centuries BC Crushing defeats at Lake Trasimene (25K dead) and Cannae (50K) and they raise still another army ...
File - McKenna`s EPortfolio
... enemies at Rome and this cause suspicion and doubt to spread among the plebeians. He had chiefly relied on help from the plebeians for carrying out his designs, but when many were evidentially taking sides with the Gauls and Germanics, it had come time for Caesar to act on public opinion. After this ...
... enemies at Rome and this cause suspicion and doubt to spread among the plebeians. He had chiefly relied on help from the plebeians for carrying out his designs, but when many were evidentially taking sides with the Gauls and Germanics, it had come time for Caesar to act on public opinion. After this ...
The Roman proconsul and general Julius Caesar pushed his army
... Belgae in the north (roughly between Rhine and Seine), the Celts in the centre and in Armorica, and the Aquitani in the southwest, the southeast being already colonized by the Romans In the second century BC, Mediterranean Gaul had an extensive urban fabric and was prosperous, while the heavily fore ...
... Belgae in the north (roughly between Rhine and Seine), the Celts in the centre and in Armorica, and the Aquitani in the southwest, the southeast being already colonized by the Romans In the second century BC, Mediterranean Gaul had an extensive urban fabric and was prosperous, while the heavily fore ...
romans in britain
... returns to France. Second invasion - Caesar's second raid. In 54 B.C. Caesar comes to Britain again with five legions (30.000 soldiers) and 2.000 cavalrymen (horse riders). This time the Romans cross the River Thames. After more fighting, the British tribes promise to pay tribute to Rome so they can ...
... returns to France. Second invasion - Caesar's second raid. In 54 B.C. Caesar comes to Britain again with five legions (30.000 soldiers) and 2.000 cavalrymen (horse riders). This time the Romans cross the River Thames. After more fighting, the British tribes promise to pay tribute to Rome so they can ...
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt
... would also raid Britannia and Germania, but these expeditions never developed into full-scale invasions. The Gallic Wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic over the whole of Gaul. Although Caesar por ...
... would also raid Britannia and Germania, but these expeditions never developed into full-scale invasions. The Gallic Wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic over the whole of Gaul. Although Caesar por ...
The Story of the Times (800 BC
... Priests known as Druids settle disputes FYI – Merlin was probably a Druid and King Arthur was Probably a Celtic chieftain 55 BC Roman armies invade led by Julius Caesar Roman rule last over 300 years off and on Build forts and road all across England Emperor Hadrian builds a wall across the middle o ...
... Priests known as Druids settle disputes FYI – Merlin was probably a Druid and King Arthur was Probably a Celtic chieftain 55 BC Roman armies invade led by Julius Caesar Roman rule last over 300 years off and on Build forts and road all across England Emperor Hadrian builds a wall across the middle o ...
world music notes
... • Evolved out of the __________ musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe • The term Celtic music is applied to the music of Ireland and Scotland because they have commonality and ____________ influences • The terms 'Scots/Scottish' and 'Irish' are purely modern geographical referenc ...
... • Evolved out of the __________ musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe • The term Celtic music is applied to the music of Ireland and Scotland because they have commonality and ____________ influences • The terms 'Scots/Scottish' and 'Irish' are purely modern geographical referenc ...
Ancient Celtic music
Deductions about the music of the ancient Celts of the La Tène period (and their Gallo-Roman and Romano-British descendants of Late Antiquity) rely primarily on Greek and Roman sources, as well as on archaeological finds and interpretations including the reconstruction of the Celts' ancient instruments. Most of the textual information centers on military conflicts and on maybe the most prominent Celtic instrument of its time, the carnyx.