13 April 2022
The name Celts were written down by Greek and Roman authors (Galatoi, Keltoi, Galli, Celtae). These tribes inhabited a large part of the European continent, Ireland and the British Isles. They have never been a political unity, however. Their economic activities consisted mainly of agriculture, handicrafts, trade and cattle breeding. The period of the pre-Roman … Read more » “The Celts”
13 December 2021
After Julius Caesar’s (100 -44 BC) victory over the Celtic leader Vercingetorix at Alesia in 52 B.C., Gaul, more or less present-day France, was ruled by Rome. The western and north-western parts of today’s Switzerland also came under the direct influence of the Roman Republic. The Celtic tribes in this region were allies (foederati). Geneva … Read more » “Basilia, the Roman vicus without a name”
4 December 2021
Around one thousand pile dwellings in six countries are known (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Slovenia). A project by UNESCO comprises a selection of 111 archaeological pile dwelling sites. The property comprises the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements dating from 5 000 to 500 BC: these are merely situated underwater, on lake shores, along … Read more » “Pile Dwellings in Switzerland”
