Posidonius journeyed deep into the heart of the Celtic lands in Gaul. There he discovered that the Celts were not barbarians but a sophisticated people who studied the stars, composed beautiful poetry, and venerated a priestly caste referred to as the Druids. Celtic warriors painted their bodies, wore pants, and decapitated their foes. Posidonius was once amazed at the Celtic women, who enjoyed greater freedoms than the women of Rome, and was once astonished to discover that women could even change into Druids.
Posidonius returned home and wrote a book about his travels a number of the Celts, which became some of the popular books of ancient times. His work influenced Julius Caesar, who would eventually conquer the people of Gaul and bring the Celts into the Roman Empire, ending eternally their ancient way of living. Thanks to Posidonius, who could not have known that he was once recording an approach to life soon to disappear, we have an objective, eyewitness account of the lives and customs of the ancient Celts.
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