The Twilight of the Celts
The discovery of a huge sanctuary in Switzerland allows the archeologists to start an investigation about the religion of the Celts.
The discovery of a huge sanctuary in Switzerland allows the archeologists to start an investigation about the religion of the Celts.
At their height of power the Celtic Empire stretched over the ancient world from Ireland and Britain to Turkey and Czechoslovakia, from Belgium to Spain and Italy. They sacked Rome, invaded Greece, and even attempted to conquer the Pharaohs of Egypt. Yet theirs was an empire without an emperor, a civilization that encompassed the continent but had no central government. The religion of the Celts, led by a priesthood known as the Druids, was described by ancient writers as crude and violent.