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Celtic Studies Class for Monday
Camulus does not appear to be in a good mood today. He stalks into the classroom and begins writing on the board immediately, snapping three pieces of chalk within the first sentence. "I realise this class is noticably slim on students. However, I do expect you all to be in class. Solo, Ford, Rasputin. I mean you."
He begins lecturing, his back still to the classroom.
"Last lesson we looked at the mythical origins of the Celts, or at least the Irish Celts whose literary tradition I will besubjecting you to teaching you. For the sake of Mr. Solo's sanity, we'll return what patchy historical records tell us about the great Celtic civilisation.
"The Celts, contrary to popular belief, did not originate in the British isles, or even the nearby region now known as France. The Celts (the Keltoi, as the Classical authors were wont to call them) actually hail from the country around what is now Switzerland, in the late Stone Age. While the Roman Empire was stuggling in its infancy, Celtic culture was spreading across Europe and into Indo-China by the way of trade routes and rivers and came to be one of the dominant races of the Bronze Age. With the reputation for violence that they were quickly gaining, the Celts were often hired as mercenaries by any city-state in need. In fact, a large number of Celts made their way to Greece, where they lost no time in pillaging, sacking, and burning their former employers. The Celts also sacked Rome. It was only towards the end of their domination of Europe, closer to the year 500 BCE, that they began to cross over to the British Isles, displacing the native Picts or whichever races lived there previously.
"Next lesson we'll be talking about the two different branches of Celtic civilisations that have been identified through their styles of art and burial. Your homework for tonight is to research important continental Celtic sites."
Camulus finishes writing, drops the chalk into the small pile of chalk shards, and sits at his desk, seething.
[[Ahh! Midterms! *undulates in panic*]]
He begins lecturing, his back still to the classroom.
"Last lesson we looked at the mythical origins of the Celts, or at least the Irish Celts whose literary tradition I will be
"The Celts, contrary to popular belief, did not originate in the British isles, or even the nearby region now known as France. The Celts (the Keltoi, as the Classical authors were wont to call them) actually hail from the country around what is now Switzerland, in the late Stone Age. While the Roman Empire was stuggling in its infancy, Celtic culture was spreading across Europe and into Indo-China by the way of trade routes and rivers and came to be one of the dominant races of the Bronze Age. With the reputation for violence that they were quickly gaining, the Celts were often hired as mercenaries by any city-state in need. In fact, a large number of Celts made their way to Greece, where they lost no time in pillaging, sacking, and burning their former employers. The Celts also sacked Rome. It was only towards the end of their domination of Europe, closer to the year 500 BCE, that they began to cross over to the British Isles, displacing the native Picts or whichever races lived there previously.
"Next lesson we'll be talking about the two different branches of Celtic civilisations that have been identified through their styles of art and burial. Your homework for tonight is to research important continental Celtic sites."
Camulus finishes writing, drops the chalk into the small pile of chalk shards, and sits at his desk, seething.
[[Ahh! Midterms! *undulates in panic*]]
no subject
He sits and proceeds to take good notes, with more English letters than aurebesh. With a sigh, he adds "research continental Celtic Sites" to his ever-growing homework list.