empire

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Exhibition on the theme of empire from 25 July to 29 August, Montrose Rope Works, includes plant collecting, slavery, trade.

Roman Empire at the McManus Dundee

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On at the McManus Gallery & Museum until 10 May 2015, an exhibition of antiquities, from the British Museum and local collections. See the earthenware pot (amphora) found near an Angus earth-house, said to have held French wine,  and the linen-backed, bronze scale armour from Carpow where Tay and Earn meet. Web link: Roman Empire: Power and People – a British Museum Tour.