An original study revealing the history of place-names from Ireland to Anatolia, from Scotland to the Apennines, and from to Andalusia the Black Seas. Includes numerous original maps and uncovers new methodology for linguistic geography. Uses a dataset of over 20,000 names recorded by Greek and Latin authors such as Polybius, Caesar and Tacitus and by early geographers such as Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy and the Ravenna Cosmographer. A significant work for archaeologists, historians and philologists studying the early distribution of Celtic and other Indo-European languages.

List of maps Preface 1. Introduction 2. A Database Approach 3. The Long Arm of Coincidence 4. Selected Celtic-Looking Strings and Elements 5. The distribution of the Selected Celtic-Looking Elements 6. The Extent of Celtic Names: i. Northern Europe (above 48 latitude) 7. The Extent of Celtic Names: ii. Central Europe (latitudes 44-47) 8. The Extent of Celtic Names: iii. Southern Europe (latitude 43 and southwar 9. The Extent of Celtic Names: iv. Asia Minor (west of longitude +35) with v. Note on Remaining Areas around the Mediterranean (north of latitude 35 and west of longitude +35) 10. The Extent of Celtic Names: vi. Africa and Asia (south of latitude 35 and east of longitude +35) 11. The Extent of Celtic Names: Summary 12. Prospects for Further Research Abbreviations Bibliography Index of Place-Names