[00:00.648] | And with tribal manufacture came trade. |
[00:04.498] | The warriors, druid priests and artists of Iron Age Britain shipped their wares all over Europe. |
[00:11.055] | Trading with the expanding Roman Empire. |
[00:14.152] | In return, with no home-grown grapes or olives. |
[00:17.629] | Mediterranean wine and oil arrived in large earthenware jars. |
[00:27.714] | So Iron Age Britain was definitely not the back of beyond. |
[00:31.407] | Its tribes may all have led lives separated from each other by custom and language. |
[00:36.106] | And they may have had no great capital city, but taken together they added up to something in the world, the bustling of countless productive, energetic beehives |
[00:46.190] | What the bees made was not honey, but gold. |
[00:52.816] | So the Romans would have known all about this strange but alluring world of fat cattle and busy forgers. |
[00:59.554] | Evidence of its refinement would certainly have found its way to Rome. |
[01:07.574] | But along with the glittering metal ware came stories of alarming cults. |
[01:07.974] | Which might have prompted the usual Roman dinner time discussions. |
[01:11.922] | But all very interesting, I dare say, but would we really want to call them a civilisation? |
[01:33.517] | Supposing they would have seen an ancient sculpture, like this haunting stone face with its archaic secretive smile。 |
[01:42.898] | The eyes closed as if in some mysterious devotional trance. |
[01:47.010] | The nose flattened, the che,eks broad. |
[01:49.148] | The whole thing so spellbindingly reminiscent of things the Romans must have seen in Etruria or around the Greek islands., |
[01:57.077] | Would they then have said, "Yes, this is a work of art"? |
[00:00.648] | And with tribal manufacture came trade. |
[00:04.498] | The warriors, druid priests and artists of Iron Age Britain shipped their wares all over Europe. |
[00:11.055] | Trading with the expanding Roman Empire. |
[00:14.152] | In return, with no homegrown grapes or olives. |
[00:17.629] | Mediterranean wine and oil arrived in large earthenware jars. |
[00:27.714] | So Iron Age Britain was definitely not the back of beyond. |
[00:31.407] | Its tribes may all have led lives separated from each other by custom and language. |
[00:36.106] | And they may have had no great capital city, but taken together they added up to something in the world, the bustling of countless productive, energetic beehives |
[00:46.190] | What the bees made was not honey, but gold. |
[00:52.816] | So the Romans would have known all about this strange but alluring world of fat cattle and busy forgers. |
[00:59.554] | Evidence of its refinement would certainly have found its way to Rome. |
[01:07.574] | But along with the glittering metal ware came stories of alarming cults. |
[01:07.974] | Which might have prompted the usual Roman dinner time discussions. |
[01:11.922] | But all very interesting, I dare say, but would we really want to call them a civilisation? |
[01:33.517] | Supposing they would have seen an ancient sculpture, like this haunting stone face with its archaic secretive smile. |
[01:42.898] | The eyes closed as if in some mysterious devotional trance. |
[01:47.010] | The nose flattened, the che, eks broad. |
[01:49.148] | The whole thing so spellbindingly reminiscent of things the Romans must have seen in Etruria or around the Greek islands., |
[01:57.077] | Would they then have said, " Yes, this is a work of art"? |
[00:00.648] | And with tribal manufacture came trade. |
[00:04.498] | The warriors, druid priests and artists of Iron Age Britain shipped their wares all over Europe. |
[00:11.055] | Trading with the expanding Roman Empire. |
[00:14.152] | In return, with no homegrown grapes or olives. |
[00:17.629] | Mediterranean wine and oil arrived in large earthenware jars. |
[00:27.714] | So Iron Age Britain was definitely not the back of beyond. |
[00:31.407] | Its tribes may all have led lives separated from each other by custom and language. |
[00:36.106] | And they may have had no great capital city, but taken together they added up to something in the world, the bustling of countless productive, energetic beehives |
[00:46.190] | What the bees made was not honey, but gold. |
[00:52.816] | So the Romans would have known all about this strange but alluring world of fat cattle and busy forgers. |
[00:59.554] | Evidence of its refinement would certainly have found its way to Rome. |
[01:07.574] | But along with the glittering metal ware came stories of alarming cults. |
[01:07.974] | Which might have prompted the usual Roman dinner time discussions. |
[01:11.922] | But all very interesting, I dare say, but would we really want to call them a civilisation? |
[01:33.517] | Supposing they would have seen an ancient sculpture, like this haunting stone face with its archaic secretive smile. |
[01:42.898] | The eyes closed as if in some mysterious devotional trance. |
[01:47.010] | The nose flattened, the che, eks broad. |
[01:49.148] | The whole thing so spellbindingly reminiscent of things the Romans must have seen in Etruria or around the Greek islands., |
[01:57.077] | Would they then have said, " Yes, this is a work of art"? |