CLST 420 Lecture 18: Lecture18
15 Nov 2017
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Rome turns its focus to the north beyond the apennines. Northern italy and the peoples mentioned in roman sources. Migration of celtic groups south of the alps was a long term process: many groups crossed at different times, the first settled at the foot of the moutains while the next ones moved further. South: last group was that of the senones (tribe that sacked rome in 390), who settled along the adriatic coast. Archaeological evidence confirms that territories at the foot of the nw range of the alps show early celtic influence. Bologna, etruscan gravestone showing the dead fighting a gaul, late 5th c. (marked) Shows the dead going to the afterlife. In the bottom panel, there is a person (the dead person) on horseback, fighting another warrior (a gaul: we know the warrior is a gaul because he has a long oval shield. Finds from a celtic tomb found near bologna, 3rd c.
