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The Gens Among Celts and Germans
Traces of the gens surviving into historical times among Celts and Germans: the Scottish clan and Irish sept, Welsh common tillage, traces of mother-right, and the German gentile order described by Caesar and Tacitus, down to the mark community.
The Scottish clan and Irish septSurviving traces of mother-rightThe German gens in Caesar and TacitusThe mark community and common land