08-01-2010, 09:56 PM
I don't believe Julius Caesar was particularly well-informed about the ethnography of the places where he campaigned, actually I don't believe most Romans or Greeks were particularly interested in gathering such type of knowledge. It was often argued Caesar's borrowed the/some ethnographic material from earlier writers such as Poseidonius.
The Latin Celtae corresponds to Greek Keltoi/Keltai, and most likely the Latin word comes from Greek, not from Gaulish or whatever other Celtic dialect. Strabo, using Poseidonius as source, also has Gaul divided between Belgai, Akuitanoi and Keltai (IV.1.1). However Strabo pointed out that some people (IV.1.1, IV.1.14) called them Keltai.
The Latin Celtae corresponds to Greek Keltoi/Keltai, and most likely the Latin word comes from Greek, not from Gaulish or whatever other Celtic dialect. Strabo, using Poseidonius as source, also has Gaul divided between Belgai, Akuitanoi and Keltai (IV.1.1). However Strabo pointed out that some people (IV.1.1, IV.1.14) called them Keltai.
Drago?
