 The Hallstatt culture was succeeded by the La Tène culture of central Europe, which was overrun by the Roman Empire, though traces of La Tène style are still to be seen in Gallo-Roman artefacts.In Britain and Ireland La Tène style in art survived precariously to re-emerge in Insular art.Early Irish literature casts light on the flavour and tradition of the heroic warrior elites who dominated Celtic societies.