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A detail of the triumphal arch at Glanum, southern France, showing an enslaved Gaul. The monument was built in the early 1st century CE, perhaps to commemorate the city's new status as a Roman colony. The top third is now missing.

The triumphal arch at Glanum, southern France. The monument was built in the early 1st century CE, perhaps to commemorate the city's new status as a Roman colony. The top third is now missing but figures remain which depict enslaved Gauls.

The sacred spring of the Celtic god Glan at the Celtic-Greek-Roman site of Glanum, France. The well, first built in the 7th century BCE, continued to be visited by visitors seeking healing well into Roman times.

The sacred spring of the Celtic god Glan at the Celtic-Greek-Roman site of Glanum, France. The well, first built in the 7th century BCE, continued to be visited by visitors seeking healing well into Roman times.

An articulated terracotta doll and figure representing a baker from a child's tomb at Greek Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. 5th-4th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)

This lead container was used to store a glass funerary urn containing the ashes of the deceased. 1st-2nd century CE, Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)

A Roman bronze pick, 1st-3rd century CE. Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)

A Roman bronze hoe, 1st-3rd century CE. Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)

A marble statue of a Roman magistrate wearing a toga. 1st century CE, Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Musuem, Empuries)

A 1st century BCE Roman floor mosaic emblemata depicting a theatre mask. From a bedroom, domus no.1, Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)