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CHAPTER II.
Distribution of the European Aryan. Greeks intro-
duce THE Keltoi. Latins introduce the Galli.
The same People. The Iberian. The Basque. The
Keltic Ground. The British Isles. Gaul. Cymric
Peninsula. Bohemia. Moravia, Rhaetia. Vinde-
LiciA. Pannonia. Moesia or Thrace. Galatia.
Italy. Spain. Helvitia. East of the Rhine and
North of the Danube was, broadly speaking,
German and Slav Ground. Scandin.wia.
Distribution GiVEN the facts found bv Ethnolos^y and Philo-
of the Aryan -i i tt ai •
in Europe, logy that Europe outside the Ugro- Altaic or
sub-Arctic regions is Aryan, i.e., Keltic, German,
Slav, Latin, and Greek, the question arises. Over
what portion of Europe were these peoples* and
their laneruao^es distributed when we first became
definitely aware of their existence ? The position
of the Latin was Latium ; of the Greek, Hellas.
The positions of the German and Slav give
little or no trouble ; but ignorance and prejudice
combined have ignored, concealed, or misrepre-
sented the position or geographical distribution
of the Kelt or Gael. My first object conse-
quently must be to determine the area occupied by
the Kelt or Gael, with his institutions and dialects.