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The history, culture and language of the Early Germanics from their first contacts with the Meditarrenean cultures to the end of the Second Century CE.

Germanics and Gauls (- threads, 11 posts)

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Historical Thread ₀ Featured August 12 , 2003

For a long time academic tradition stressed the cultural differences between Celtic and Germanic peoples, based on nationbuilding legends in the Romanesque and Germanic countries. What makes a Gaul a Gaul, and what makes a Germanic a Germanic? Or is even the idea of a Gaul nation on one side and a Germanic nation on the other nothing but a fake myth? ...

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Author: * Surus Helvetti - 2 Posts on this thread out of 3 Posts sitewide.
Date: Aug 9, 2003 - 20:23

Isn't it just a case of different languages? The Celtic people speak a Celtic language and the German people speak a German language. Seems straight forward to me.

Maybe someone could explain what the deal is with the nation building mentioned in the topic header.

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