Humanity's footsteps. Season 1 Episode 6 The Gallic warrior / directed by Agnès Molia and Hélène Maucourant.
Sur nos traces : die spur du steine, Le guerrier Gaulois réalise per regie Agnès Molia & Hélène Maucourant.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Molia Agnès, director.

Maucourant, Hélène, director.

Heritage Broadcasting Service, issuing body.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Gaul--Antiquities.

Gaul.

France--History--5th to 10th century.

France.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Documentary film.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (26 minutes)): sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [2012]

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

We all may think that we know the ways of the Gallic warriors very well. We may imagine them to have been loud, brawling, irascible, disorderly, and irrepressible. However, the latest archaeological discoveries paint a picture of a different side to these ancient ancestors. The Gauls were, indeed, formidable fighters, feared all around the Mediterranean basin. They even cut off the heads of their fallen opponents, displaying these skulls as evidence of their victories. They fixed these skulls in front of their houses, or kept them in chests with cedar oil. However, contrary to all of our clichés, recent archaeology reveals these fighters to have also tended otherwise to be quite refined in their tastes.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on July 10, 2025).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.