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Diodorus notes that: Their aspect is terrifying...They are very tall in stature, with rippling muscles under clear white skin. Their hair is blond, but not naturally so: they bleach it, to this day, artificially, washing it in lime and combing it...

http://www.clannada.org/time_390bce.php The Senonian Tribe of Celts was by now firmly established in the Po Valley. The Clusians (Etruscans) were fearful of the Celtic expansion, and asked Rome for help. Rome had no real ties to Clusium, but had been hearing about the Celts, and was also...

The Celts' last stand; Remains of 'warriors killed by Romans' are found in a mass grave.(News) Publication Daily Mail (London) Byline: Luke Salkeld THEY died, gruesomely, at the hands of the Roman army, launched into eternity by the swift removal of their heads from their bodies...

The first to understand the connection between Greek, Latin and Sanskrit was Sir William Jones (Sept. 28, 1746-April 27, 1794) who said: "... no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists. There is...

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Seriously you are kidding me right? It meant the slaughter of thousands of Kelts. The Lions in amphitheater feasted on Celtic meats. Ancient Romans were ofcourse Greco-Roman, similar culture, religion, very close languages. And probably appearance. Which would mean the Indo-European...