First Royals of Europe takes visitors on an epic 6,500-year journey to discover the origins of power and inequity in ancient Europe.
For the first time in Canada, more than 700 rare and exquisite objects from 26 institutions across southeastern Europe have been brought together to tell the story of how individuals grew their power by amassing wealth and controlling trade, rituals, ceremonies and warfare.
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Gold crown of a Thracian king, 375–325 BCE
Courtesy of the National Museum of History, Sofia, Bulgaria; Photo © Field Museum, Ádám Vágó
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First Royals of Europe
Canadian Museum of History - 100 Laurier Street
Gatineau QC
Canada
First Royals of Europe
Canadian Museum of History - 100 Laurier Street
Gatineau QC
Canada