![]() Some of these are believed to be kings, who were killed if harvests were failing or other disasters fell upon their people. Their death made way for a newer king, hopefully more favored by the gods. Some sacrifices have been found, such as the preserved bodies of men and women found in bogs in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia. ![]() The Romans told many stories of druids telling the future and performing human sacrifices. According to Julius Caesar, they did not believe in writing things down, but memorized all their knowledge, which could take up to twenty years. There were special schools for boys and girls to study under the druids, and one of these was in the tribal lands of the Aedui, in Augustodunum, now called Autun. He met Cicero, a very famous Roman politician and speech maker, and fought with Julius Caesar.ĭruids were the lawyers, natural scientists, astronomers, mathematicians and religious leaders of the Celts. We only know one druid by name and that is Diviciacus, a druid from the Aedui tribe in France, known then as Gaul. ![]()
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