08-07-2010, 05:44 AM
Excellent and sound advice, Cagwinn
Also, check out the Thesaurus Linguae Gallicae by Henri Billy. Celtilus is simply a Latinization of Celtilos, which is a lot like Celtic unless you have just arrived on Wilson and Blackett's space ship.
Sun Tzu's advice, "Know your enemy," has been quoted in this thread, but he also said, "First and foremost, know yourself." This could not have been better said of Caesar; and the above implications that Caesar was full of bull-- or that he was no better than an American politician-- are unjust to that knowledgable general.
Tossing language aside, there certainly was a Celtic substratum, or culture, that extented from east of Massalia to east of the Juras and then west to Ireland. Proof? I collect ancient hooks, and among them I have a huge iron tuna hook that was used in south-eastern Gaul. Identical hooks, slightly smaller, have been found in the Swiss Lakes where it was used for catching anchorago. A much later identical hook, in conformation and bend, was manufactured by O'Shaunessy of Dublin from traditional Irish examples. These hooks are unique in design and shape, and totally unlike Roman and Greek examples (which I also have); and they represent a cultural design formula that can only be described as "Celtic." :wink:
Also, check out the Thesaurus Linguae Gallicae by Henri Billy. Celtilus is simply a Latinization of Celtilos, which is a lot like Celtic unless you have just arrived on Wilson and Blackett's space ship.
Sun Tzu's advice, "Know your enemy," has been quoted in this thread, but he also said, "First and foremost, know yourself." This could not have been better said of Caesar; and the above implications that Caesar was full of bull-- or that he was no better than an American politician-- are unjust to that knowledgable general.
Tossing language aside, there certainly was a Celtic substratum, or culture, that extented from east of Massalia to east of the Juras and then west to Ireland. Proof? I collect ancient hooks, and among them I have a huge iron tuna hook that was used in south-eastern Gaul. Identical hooks, slightly smaller, have been found in the Swiss Lakes where it was used for catching anchorago. A much later identical hook, in conformation and bend, was manufactured by O'Shaunessy of Dublin from traditional Irish examples. These hooks are unique in design and shape, and totally unlike Roman and Greek examples (which I also have); and they represent a cultural design formula that can only be described as "Celtic." :wink:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
