This is for all the people who claim the Celts weren‘t/aren‘t real. For being imaginary people, they sure do pop up in a lot of places in history. Thanks for buying into Rome‘s BS propaganda and allowing their almost successful genocide to be successful in modern times. The Cleopatra bit is pretty awesome.
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readinginthedark There are people who claim the Celts weren't real? 🙄🤦♀️ 6y
GingerAntics @readinginthedark yup...it‘s a big thing in academia. “They didn‘t call themselves Celts. We should just call them Iron Age peoples of Britain.” First, they didn‘t call it Britain either. Second, they spoke what is now known as Celtic languages and actually there is evidence they called themselves something you could get Celtic from. Apparently there is a joke in every Celtic studies department where they say “do you speak Iron Age?” lol 6y
GingerAntics @readinginthedark I think outside of academia it‘s just hate. Why would people in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, etc think they can have a shared identity that is independent of the arse holes who invaded them and have treated them like shite all this time? 🙄 It‘s ridiculous the arguments people come up with for how the Celts are this made up thing and we‘re all delusional. I would imagine a lot of them now would call the Celts “fake news.” 6y
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julesG I'm with @readinginthedark - there are people (academics?) claiming the Celts aren't/weren't real? Honestly, it's the first time I've heard about it. Having researched the history of Christianisation in Europe, I know that the Roman Church was aware of the Celts in different areas of Europe. They were even aware of the trade connections between the Celts and Rome. 6y
GingerAntics @julesG it‘s truly shocking, yes. I think it‘s more fueled by prejudice than anything. It‘s enough that the introduction actually addressed it, though. It‘s obviously ridiculous. 6y
readinginthedark 🙄🤦♀️ 6y
GingerAntics @readinginthedark my sentiments exactly 6y
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