Intact Roman pot (at right) in excavation pit, Drumanagh, Ireland. DRUMANAGH, IRELAND—Last year, Irish archaeologists working ...

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(See also: How three rebel queens of Egypt overthrew an empire.) A high priest of ... are believed to have continued until Roman times. The feast and its divine parade finally fell out of favor ...

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“This significant group of portraits allows us to highlight the critical role that imperial images played in visually reinforcing dynastic succession throughout the broader Roman Empire,” says ...

Historians say these early rulers borrowed elements of the Roman Empire and governance ... where they held meetings, feasts, and strategic discussions. Illustration of the central residence in Gudme ...

Among the artifacts, archeologists recovered a trove of over 5,000 Iron Age and Roman coins, silver bowls, and hundreds of animal bones linked to ceremonial feasts, now known as the Hallaton Treasure.