Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14803456303)

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Title: Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men ..
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history Ethnology
Publisher: New York, Merrill & Baker
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University



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hIsles received theirprimitive Celticpopulation andCentral Italypassed underthe dominion ofGrseco - Italic im-migrants. In the begin-nings of authentichistory the Celtshad already trav-ersed NorthernEurope, and hadleft traces of theirprogress in theeast and actualtribes in the west.It was from thissource that theGauls (Celtse),whom Caesar de-clares to have beendivided into threeraces of Galli,Aquitani, andBelgse, were dis-tributed. In all of Europe west of the Rhine the Celticwide distribu- race became predominant,throughou?theS almost to the exclusion ofWest- other people. If we ex- cept the Basques and Iberians, it maybe said that the whole country betweenthe Rhine and the Atlantic was Celticas to its primitive population. In the preceding book we have alreadypointed out the fact that prehistoric races OCCUpied this part of The Celtic races Europe before the Aryan suPeriraP°sed 1 J on aboriginal migration. What the COn- barbarians. dition of the aborigines was at the time :*>*.J
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^^^c^Ns,^ _ THE CELTIC VANGUARD, OF THE AGE OF BRONZE.Drawn by Emile Bayard. of the incoming of the Celts we are left todetermine by conjecture. We have seenthe extreme barbarity which character-ized the aboriginal life of the cavedwellers and other savages to whomprimeval Europe seems to have belonged.Upon these rude races the Celtic tribeswere superimposed, and the foundations 498 GREAT RACES OE MANKIND. were laid of that condition which weperceive when the expanding power ofRome brought her legions into Gaulishterritory. As the Celtic race continued its way tothe south, several streams of migrationput off laterally to the coast. The mostRamifications of important of these crossedth«c<ttictst?ck the channel into Britain, m the British isles. where it again divided, one branch being carried over into Ireland,and the other penetrating the Highlandsof Scotland. An examination of theCeltic languages has enabled the modernethnographer to determine with toler-