It is fortunate for Rome's reputation that the druids were described as horrible, else it would be a story of the Roman massacre of defenseless men and women: the likelihood of propaganda and an appeal to salacious interests combine to suggest that the account merits suspicion.
It is fortunate for Rome's reputation that the druids were described as horrible, otherwise it would be a story of the Roman massacre of defenseless, unarmed men and women. The likelihood of partisan propaganda and an appeal to salacious interests combine to suggest that the account merits suspicion.