Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests (2021)
Druids have existed far longer than hitherto assumed, since the 4th century BC. Their traces are found all over middle Europe: from the northern Balkans to Ireland. Their cultural achievements were equal in almost every way to those of the Romans and Greeks: They could read and write and spoke Greek and Latin - for centuries, they were the powerful elite of their culture. Only one single Druid is known by name to history: Diviciacos - an aristocrat of the Aedui and personal friend of Julius Caesar. Diviciacos was a politician, a judge and a diplomat, but he lived at a time when the Celtic lands of Gaul were conquered by the Romans. Greek and Roman contemporaries distrusted the actions of this forbear of the famous comic book druid Getafix: They imagined him in bloody rituals in somber woods.
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archeology, scientific research, cultural identity, cultural studies, druids, celtic mythology, cultural history, celtic woman, historical documentary, cultural heritage
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- What is Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests about?
- Druids have existed far longer than hitherto assumed, since the 4th century BC. Their traces are found all over middle Europe: from the northern Balkans to Ireland. Their cultural achievements were equal in almost every way to those of the Romans and Greeks: They could read and write and spoke Greek and Latin - for centuries, they were the powerful elite of their culture. Only one single Druid is known by name to history: Diviciacos - an aristocrat of the Aedui and personal friend of Julius Caesar. Diviciacos was a politician, a judge and a diplomat, but he lived at a time when the Celtic lands of Gaul were conquered by the Romans. Greek and Roman contemporaries distrusted the actions of this forbear of the famous comic book druid Getafix: They imagined him in bloody rituals in somber woods.
- Who directed Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests?
- Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests was directed by Manfred Uhlig.
- How long is Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests?
- Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests has a runtime of 53m (53 minutes).
- What genre is Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests?
- Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests is a Documentary, History film.
- Where was Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests produced?
- Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests was produced in Germany.