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Polybius' Histories describe how the Gaesatae, hired by other Celtic peoples, the Boii and Insubres, as mercenaries to fight the Romans, stood naked at the head of their army at the Battle of Telamon in 225BC. [1] The Boii and Insubres at this very battle are described fighting barechested, retaining only their trousers, shoes and cloaks. [2]
Endemic warfare appears to have been a regular feature of Celtic societies. While epic literature depicts this as more of a sport focused on raids and hunting rather than an organized territorial conquest, the historical record is more of different groups using warfare to exert political control and harass rivals, for economic advantage, and in some instances to conquer territory.
So, for reasons of either improved athletic performance or for safety, ancient Greek Olympic athletes compete naked. [3] c. 650 BC: In Sparta, both women and men occasionally appear nude in certain festivals and during exercise. [4] See Gymnopaedia. First century AD: Historian Diodorus Siculus records that the Celts commonly fight naked in ...
Polybius also asserts that certain of the Celts fought naked: "The appearance of these naked warriors was a terrifying spectacle, for they were all men of splendid physique and in the prime of life." [ 179 ] According to Livy, this was also true of the Celts of Asia Minor.
The name Gaisatai literally means '(armed) with javelins' or 'spearmen'. It derives from the Gaulish noun *gaisos, meaning 'spear, javelin', attested in latin as gaesum. [6] [2] [7] Ancient Greek historian Polybius interpreted Gaisatai as meaning 'mercenaries', writing: "[they] called Gaesatae because they serve for hire, this being the proper meaning of the word".
Ahead of her highly anticipated party and accompanying costume, the star posed completely naked for an Instagram photo. In the shot, Klum, 50, lays sprawled on her back atop a pink shag couch ...
The appearance of these naked warriors was a terrifying spectacle, for they were all men of splendid physique and in the prime of life. — Polybius, Histories II.28 The Roman historian Livy recorded that the Celts of Asia Minor fought naked and their wounds were plain to see on the whiteness of their bodies. [ 9 ]
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