Images

An artist's impression of how Celtic warriors may have looked in battle. Roman writers describe such warriors as wearing blue paint, having long hair dyed blond using lime and clothing with distinctive patterns.

A detail of the Braganza Brooch showing a Celtic warrior with shield and helmet. Iberian, gold, 250-200 BCE. Length: 14 centimetres. The British Museum, London.

Recently revealed structures (red) at the Citadel of Gla Photo © Antonia Stamos after Iakovidis, Gla and the Kopais in the 13th century BCE. (2001), Plan 1.

Three gates at the Mycenaean citadel of Gla, Greece, built c. 13th century BCE (Mycenaean LHIII).

Ashlar masonry of the south gate at the Mycenaean site Gla, Greece, built c. 13th century BCE (Mycenaean LHIII).

The northwest part of the fortification or circuit wall at Gla, Greece as seen from the Mycenaean palace, built c. 13th century BCE (Mycenaean LHIII). Part of the Copais Basin to the left and beyond.

Palatial-type structures at the Citadel of Gla. Photo © Antonia Stamos after Iakovidis, Gla and the Kopais in the 13th century BCE. (2001), Plan 1.

Maps of Boeotia (top) and Lake Copais (bottom). Photo © Antonia Stamos after Iakovidis, Gla and the Kopais in the 13th century BCE. (2001).

Ymir Suckling the Cow Audhumla, oil on canvas painting by Nicolai Abildgaard, c. 1777 CE The Royal Collection of Paintings and Sculptures, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Christian Martyrs in Colosseum, painting by Konstantin Flavitsky, 1862 CE. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg