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The representation of eyes is a common trait shared by different groups of idols and has given rise to a generic term for these objects: "eye idols." Other shared feeatures are the representation of hair and what are thought...

This Celtiberian pectoral ornament, which portrays a wild landscape replete with horses and stars, would have closed to form a carrying case. This specimen is made of bronze and dates to the 3rd-2nd century BCE. It...

This tablet is made of bronze and was made c. 81-96 CE in Málaga, Spain. The "Lex Malacitana" was a fundemental pillar of the new Hispano-Roman culture. In order to maintain order in the empire, Rome pased laws governing...

This incomplete funerary stela with an inscription in the Celtiberian language and Western Celtiberian script comes from Coruña de Conde (Peñalba de Castro), Burgos in Spain. The inscription transcribes as "Kaabaarinos,"...

This Hispano-Roman tragedy mask was originally an architectural element made of clay. It dates from the 1st-2nd century CE, and it was found at Bañuelas (Ávila), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

This necklace made of clay was found in a grave alongside other ornaments and two veil holders. It dates from the 5th-4th century BCE and was found at the Necropolis of Navafría, Clares (Maranchón, Guadalajara), Spain...

This Hispano-Roman tragedy mask was originally an architectural element made of marble. It dates from the 1st-2nd century CE, and it was found at Bañuelas (Ávila), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

This mosaic with an octopus is made of limestone and dates from the 2nd-3rd century CE. It is from Villaquejida (León), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

The Lebor Gabála Érenn or The Book of the Taking of Ireland, is a pseudo-historical collection of poetry and prose narrative which was first compiled in the 11th Century CE. The Lebor Gabála centers around an origin myth which...

Flavius Belisarius (l. 505-565 CE) was born in Illyria (the western part of the Balkan Peninsula) to poor parents and rose to become one of the greatest generals, if not the greatest, of the Byzantine Empire. Belisarius is listed...