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Druids are certainly one of the most enigmatic figures in Celtic culture.
Described in ancient and modern sources from time to time as bloodthirsty priests, mystical philosophers or scholars versed in the arts and sciences, the Druids conditioned the development of Celtic society, being one of its most characteristic expressions.
Often abused by contemporary mystical drifts, the Druids exert a great charm precisely because of the great aura of mystery that surrounds them, and even one of the main external witnesses who deal with them, Julius Caesar, if on the one hand he contributed to define their characteristics, on the other hand led to the birth of crucial questions, which still struggle to find an answer ....
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24 - WHO WERE THE DRUIDS?
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04:40 - Druids, Bards and Vates
08:09 - Caesar's account
10:12 - A transversal power
12:02 - Posidionian or Alexandrian school?
16:44 - the "Caesar's paradox"
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The Bards video (from 04:23): • I Celti facevano music...
On the cover: Jacob Thompson, "The Druids Collecting Mistletoe", ca. 1841
by Gioal Canestrelli
Institute of Experimental Archeology "Fianna ap Palug" of Verona
Editing by Angela Ruggero