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20 hours ago · In the Middle Ages, slavery was especially prevalent in the Celtic countries. Manumissions were discouraged by law and the word for "female slave", cumal, was used as a general unit of value in Ireland. There are only very limited records from pre-Christian times written in Celtic languages.
- Celts (Modern)
The modern Celts (/ k ɛ l t s / KELTS, see pronunciation of...
- Celtic Languages
However, since the 1970s the division into Insular and...
- List of Ancient Celtic Peoples and Tribes
Gauls (Galli or Celtae Map 8: Gaul (58 BC) with important...
- Celtic Britons
In Celtic studies, 'Britons' refers to native speakers of...
- Celtic Sword
The Celtic Hallstatt culture – 8th century BC – figured...
- Celtiberians
Etymology. The term Celtiberi appears in accounts by...
- Hallstatt Culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western and...
- Warfare
Replicas of Celtic warrior's garments. In the museum...
- pre-Celtic
A study in the journal Antiquity from 2013 reported the...
- Insular Celts
Celtic dagger found in Britain. The Insular Celts were...
- Celts (Modern)
20 hours ago · The city became a major pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages. Apart from brief periods as an independent city during the Middle Ages, Rome kept its status as Papal capital and holy city for centuries, even when the Papacy briefly relocated to Avignon (1309–1377). Catholics believe that the Vatican is the last resting place of St. Peter.
20 hours ago · Florence ( / ˈflɒrəns / FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ⓘ) [a] is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area. [4] Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest ...
20 hours ago · Use in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Lower case, or minuscule, letters were developed in the Middle Ages, well after the demise of the Western Roman Empire, and since that time lower-case versions of Roman numbers have also been commonly used: i, ii, iii, iv, and so on. 13th century example of iiij.
20 hours ago · Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease ( HD ), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. [4] [7] Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. [4] This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a person's ...
20 hours ago · From prehistory through the early Middle Ages, for most of Europe, the Near East and North Africa, two main types of loom dominated textile production. These are the warp-weighted loom and the two-beam loom. The length of the beam determined the width of the cloth woven upon the loom, and could be as wide as 2–3 meters.
