3 Primary sources: Celtic Society

This resource includes 3 separate primary sources from eyewitnesses to events in the topic Celtic Society and activities based on the source including who wrote the source, what we know about the writer, how their presence at the historical incidents impacts their writing, whether the information is reliable and the purpose of the writing. The 3 sources are:
+ Julius Caesar explains the powers of the Druids, c.58-50 BCE
+ Strabo describes the Celts of Belgium and France, c.100 BCE
+ Polybius describes Celtic warriors at the Battle of Telamon, 225 BCE
Each source and analysis questions are on a single page.
This task is designed for NSW students of the Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
Preliminary course
Investigating Ancient History – Case Studies
List A: Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe
A8. The Celts
The outcome being developed is: NSW AH11-6 analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument.