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The Sacking of Rome and the Celtic People
42:35 - 47:31 (04:56)
Historians debate whether the sacking of Rome in 390 BCE was carried out by a tribe of Celtic people or by a group of hired mercenaries. The ancestors of the people who sacked Rome may have been the same people in Ireland 500 years later.
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Historians challenge the idea that the tribe of Celtic people that sacked Rome were conquerors and instead suggest they might have been a group of hired mercenaries.
42:35 - 45:15 (02:39)
Summary
Historians challenge the idea that the tribe of Celtic people that sacked Rome were conquerors and instead suggest they might have been a group of hired mercenaries. Evidence from archaeological findings suggests that the sacking of Rome may not have been as terrible as previously thought, with no indication of a "terrible Carthaginian solution type burning to the ground or anything."
ChapterThe Sacking of Rome and the Celtic People
EpisodeShow 60 - The Celtic Holocaust
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
A discussion on the complexities of ethnicity, culture, and the outdated ways of categorizing different groups of people and how the experts' view on this has evolved over time.
45:15 - 47:31 (02:16)
Summary
A discussion on the complexities of ethnicity, culture, and the outdated ways of categorizing different groups of people and how the experts' view on this has evolved over time.