Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests (2021)
• June 5th, 2021 • 0h 53min
Documentary, History
Overview
Druids have existed far longer than hitherto assumed, since the 4th century BC. Their traces are found all over middle Europe: from the northern Balkans to Ireland. Their cultural achievements were equal in almost every way to those of the Romans and Greeks: They could read and write and spoke Greek and Latin - for centuries, they were the powerful elite of their culture. Only one single Druid is known by name to history: Diviciacos - an aristocrat of the Aedui and personal friend of Julius Caesar. Diviciacos was a politician, a judge and a diplomat, but he lived at a time when the Celtic lands of Gaul were conquered by the Romans. Greek and Roman contemporaries distrusted the actions of this forbear of the famous comic book druid Getafix: They imagined him in bloody rituals in somber woods.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Nostradamus Decoded
Released on: 2009-10-16
Documentary, History
Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Released on: 2010-08-10
Documentary, History
In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-S...
Tokyo Phoenix
Released on: 2017-05-20
Documentary, History, TV Movie
In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...
Le Prince charmant est toujours blanc
Released on: 2001-01-01
Documentary
The pupils of about fifteen secondary schools in the suburbs of Paris react to the projection of two...
John Wesley: The Man and His Mission
Released on: 2012-09-01
Documentary, History
Keith Garner visits historical locations, elegant chapels and bustling city centres as he discovers ...
Jetset - The Golden Era of Aviation
Released on: 2025-03-13
Documentary, History
Today London, tomorrow Paris, the day after New York – the life of the "jetsetter." Long before the ...
Xondaros - Guarani Resistance
Released on: 2023-06-08
Documentary, Drama
The 6 Guarani villages of Jaraguá, in São Paulo, fight for land rights, for human rights and for the...
Apollo 13: Survival
Released on: 2024-03-08
Documentary, History
Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...
Le Temps de cerveau disponible
Released on: 2010-03-17
Documentary
Cruelty, psychological and sexual violence, humiliations: reality television seems to have gone mad....
Fog in February
Released on: 2024-03-29
Documentary, History
On the eve of the publication of a biography of Claude Jutra, one of the most famous and celebrated ...
Aku-Aku
Released on: 1960-01-22
Documentary
Documentary following the 1955–1956 Norwegian Archaeological Expedition's investigations of Polynesi...
Apollo 1: Destination Moon
Released on: 2025-03-15
Documentary, History
At the height of the space race, three U.S. astronauts are tapped as the first Apollo crew. With daz...