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The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman

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One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp. Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors with huge golden neck rings and colorful cloaks. They were Keltoi or Celts— a collection of independent tribes spread across Europe. Philip Freeman details the rise and fall of the ancient Celts.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Philip Freeman
Director
Carol Freeman, Paper Panther
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Art Director
Katie Sherlock
Animator
Katie Sherlock, Carol Freeman, Ciara Nolan, Chris McLoughlin
Music
Stephen LaRosa
Sound Designer
Stephen LaRosa
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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