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- in full communion with the Bishop of Rome (the Pope). While differing ... Most Eastern Catholic Churches arose when a group within an ancient ...27 KB (4,042 words) - 02:32, 1 October 2020
- The word "cardinal" was first used in Rome at the beginning ... their kings to pay them from church monies. Rome accepted the loss of some ...9 KB (1,483 words) - 19:13, 26 November 2023
- Rome until its complete assimilation to Ancient Rome in the Roman Republic; ... material level by the time it was absorbed by Rome. The high cultural ...35 KB (5,526 words) - 04:38, 22 March 2024
- |city = Rome |country = Italy, but partially extraterritorial ... is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy. Heir of the Roman ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 16:14, 17 January 2014
- of the mouth of the Sarno River (known in ancient times as the Sarnus). Today ... that during the Samnites' domination, Rome conquered Pompeii for a while ...14 KB (2,204 words) - 08:49, 24 November 2022
- principle of change. In the context of Ancient Greek philosophy, logos ... In ancient philosophy, Logos was used by Heraclitus, a Pre-Socratic ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 21:00, 3 November 2022
- Lorenzo Valla was born in Rome, Italy, around 1406. His father, Luca ... Valla went to Milan and Genoa, tried again to a get a position in ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 02:43, 4 November 2022
- Famous Apostolic Fathers include Clement of Rome (c. 30-100), Ignatius of Antioch ... 96) is attributed to this early bishop of Rome. It was widely read in the ...21 KB (3,112 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- and his work on the role of women in ancient societies. His work brought ... Spain, and Greece, where he studied ancient civilizations. His masterwork ...10 KB (1,351 words) - 14:47, 1 August 2022
- convicted of the charge of sedition against Rome, the crime under which he ... shortly after Pontius Pilate was recalled to Rome. ==Background== ...15 KB (2,468 words) - 18:17, 25 November 2023
- holds that the primacy of the Patriarch of Rome (the Pope) is one of honor ... bishops, known as patriarchs: the Bishop of Rome, the Bishop of Alexandria ...19 KB (2,956 words) - 07:37, 4 January 2024
- Parallel to his work as a lawyer, Morgan studied the Classics of Ancient ... remains famous for his masterpiece, Ancient Society (1877), in which ...14 KB (2,033 words) - 11:00, 7 March 2023
- her uncle Herod II, with whom she lived in Rome and Judea. While on a visit ... coast of the Levant as well as at Rome, where they enjoyed considerable ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 11:05, 22 January 2024
- is not known as it was common in the ancient world to credit to a famous ... interest for Pythagoreanism was revived in Rome, and a number of forgeries ...15 KB (2,230 words) - 03:55, 7 December 2022
- appealed strongly to him, he proceeded to Rome. There, he entered the Jesuit ... million affordable copies of the best ancient and modern Catholic works. ...9 KB (1,350 words) - 19:06, 22 December 2022
- him among the most gifted men produced by Rome. He appears to have wanted ... Hadrian was born in Rome to a well-established family that had originated ...23 KB (3,703 words) - 16:36, 21 January 2024
- the Etruscans. The region was ruled by Rome for several centuries and ... Greeks, the cultures of Greece, and later Rome, influenced the civilization ...19 KB (2,716 words) - 00:35, 3 May 2023
- Mutual excommunications followed, with Rome accusing Photius of being ... and unfortunate history of conflict between Rome and Constantinople. The famous ...13 KB (1,970 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- 26, 121 – March 17, 180) was emperor of Rome from 161 C.E. until his death ... === Emperor of Rome === In 161, Emperor Antoninus Pius died after indicating ...16 KB (2,530 words) - 03:10, 6 November 2022
- are a vital source for the study of ancient Rome from a vast number of ... *Edwards, Catherine. 2002. The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome ...19 KB (2,900 words) - 21:25, 4 October 2022
- collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures." ... Dürer, and antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Middle East, the Far ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 02:44, 22 November 2023
- Because the scroll is an ancient publishing method, it is still used ... texts, used in Eastern Mediterranean ancient Egyptian civilizations. ...16 KB (2,500 words) - 17:30, 25 January 2023
- protected its owner from drunkenness. The ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst ... Amethyst was used as a gemstone by the ancient Egyptians and was largely ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 06:54, 25 July 2023
- century B.C.E. have been found in ancient Egypt. [http://inventors ... the tips and handles, were used in ancient Rome, China, Japan, and Korea ...13 KB (1,979 words) - 17:27, 25 January 2023
- the original St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which was replaced in the ... The oldest known basilica, the Basilica Porcia, was built in Rome ...21 KB (3,233 words) - 03:32, 1 January 2022
- was excommunicated by the early church at Rome as a heretic; Nevertheless ... Marcion travelled to Rome about 142–143. Tertullian dates the beginning ...17 KB (2,698 words) - 11:11, 9 March 2023
- rule, Ankara was a gateway to the east for Rome, and as such was well developed ... and a new section, called Yenişehir. Ancient buildings reflecting Roman ...15 KB (2,370 words) - 06:36, 28 July 2023
- from antiquities, classical studies, ancient languages, and philology ... in antiquities after studying an ancient Roman gold coin that had ...16 KB (2,441 words) - 23:35, 14 November 2022
- Catholic lines of apostolic succession recognized by Rome. ... is first amongst equals, continuing the ancient practice of the church, ...31 KB (4,731 words) - 02:04, 9 January 2023
- with Basilides and took his teachings to Rome where he further developed ... Clement of Alexandria, and Hippolytus of Rome, whose accounts of his teachings ...17 KB (2,600 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- Mark Antony was especially criticized in Rome for betraying his Roman ... A member of the Antonia gens, Antony was born in Rome, around 83 B ...28 KB (4,345 words) - 16:00, 6 November 2022
- Correspondingly, in ancient Rome, Livy referred to the caduceator ... In ancient Rome, Livy refers to the caduceator who negotiated peace ...14 KB (2,126 words) - 10:15, 25 November 2023
- Phoenician city Gebal (earlier Gubla). The ancient city on the coast of the ... with the New Kingdom pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Archaeological evidence ...14 KB (1,996 words) - 19:08, 24 November 2023
- ben Hananiah (Gen. R. 64). Secret anti-Rome factions, however, began to ... supposed tomb of Solomon. According to the ancient historian Cassius Dio, ...14 KB (2,151 words) - 07:58, 20 September 2023
- in the eastern church, and Pope Leo I, from Rome, wrote that Eutyches' ... in fear of his own life, returned to Rome by back roads, reporting that ...23 KB (3,529 words) - 20:01, 9 November 2022
- In Catholic tradition, Peter was the first pope. The ancient Christian ... Tradition holds that Peter met martyrdom in Rome, probably at the ...28 KB (4,305 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome. Originally capable of seating ... html A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome] (Oxford University Press ...28 KB (4,452 words) - 22:40, 7 January 2024
- Pontiff") was the high priest of the Ancient Roman College of Pontiffs ... was the most important priesthood of ancient Rome. The foundation of this ...31 KB (4,749 words) - 00:22, 12 April 2023
- #039;s role in the world as similar to Rome's, that is, to bring ... designer in his time. European and ancient influences came to play ...10 KB (1,385 words) - 03:09, 15 December 2022
- The ancient Pauline concept of the Mystical Body of Christ provided ... Law for the Orthodox Churches, united with Rome. In its new constitutions ...10 KB (1,484 words) - 22:43, 10 November 2022
- The first to practice epigraphy were the ancient Greek scholars Thucydides ... was to play a large role in understanding ancient cultures. The most famous ...14 KB (2,129 words) - 19:07, 13 February 2024
- at the age for forty while on a visit to Rome; some scholars believe he ... in 1461, and classes on optics and ancient literature. Regiomantanus ...15 KB (2,318 words) - 03:03, 8 December 2022
- Alleged to be an imperial power in the ancient world, the existence of ... Critias claims that his accounts of ancient Athens and Atlantis stem ...22 KB (3,236 words) - 06:23, 21 August 2023
- quot; or "father"), the bishop of Rome, who is the leader of the ... as the first pope, who was martyred in Rome. Yet the early bishops of ...30 KB (4,691 words) - 14:08, 7 May 2024
- native to Eurasia and have been eaten there since ancient times. Zohary and Hopf (2000) note that the archaeological evidence for the cultivation of ...7 KB (1,014 words) - 08:54, 18 November 2022
- " In his boyhood he came to Rome as a slave of Epaphroditus ... In about 89 C.E. the Emperor Domitian banished all philosophers from ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 19:06, 13 February 2024
- to the Mesopotamian god Marduk in the ancient city of Babylon. ... [[File:Römerturm, Auf dem Gaulskopf.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Ancient Rome ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 16:19, 29 April 2024
- The Fall of Rome or the Fall of the Roman Empire refers to the defeat ... that had been colonized by Rome. Yet Ancient Rome actually lives on in the ...28 KB (4,463 words) - 00:34, 25 March 2024
- by Nikolai Minsky's article The Ancient Debate (1884) and Dmitry ... The Altar of Victory (depicting life in Ancient Rome) and The Fiery Angel ...7 KB (980 words) - 19:56, 27 April 2020
- Plumbing originated during the ancient civilizations, such as those ... In ancient times, water systems relied on gravity for the supply of ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 01:54, 10 April 2023
- : means of passing a river, ford, ferry) (the similar Ancient Greek ... the older history of the region. The ancient Greeks analyzed it as "ox ...18 KB (2,647 words) - 14:59, 9 February 2022
- Italian masterpieces and the ruins of ancient Rome. David filled sketchbooks ... allowed to stay at the French Academy in Rome for an extra year, but after ...24 KB (3,977 words) - 08:23, 18 March 2024
- within any society. It was accepted in ancient Hebrew society, in classical ... century. However, it was not accepted in ancient Greece or Rome, and has ...15 KB (2,204 words) - 08:44, 24 November 2022
- He worked primarily in Florence, Padua, and Rome, producing a great number ... with architect Filippo Brunelleschi in Rome (1404-1407), Donatello continued ...15 KB (2,139 words) - 17:23, 30 January 2024
- The term diaspora (in Ancient Greek, διασπορά – "a ... The term was originally used by the Ancient Greeks to describe citizens ...16 KB (2,452 words) - 11:56, 29 January 2024
- best known as the excavator of Nimrud, the ancient Assyrian city located on ... identifying the site as the remains of the ancient Assyrian capital of Nineveh ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 17:54, 22 August 2023
- and as speaking in riddles. Originating in Ancient Egypt, the sphinx as a mythical ... versions are part-human part-animal. In ancient Egypt there are three distinct ...16 KB (2,587 words) - 15:21, 27 April 2023
- of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome and The Last Judgment on the ... sold to Cardinal Raffaele Riario as an ancient piece in 1496. The prelate ...21 KB (3,322 words) - 17:11, 9 November 2022
- In mosaics in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, dating from 432-440, just ... wall painting in the Catacomb of Priscilla, Rome, in which the seated Madonna ...21 KB (3,389 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- monumental sculpture and architecture from ancient times to present. ... most famously associated with the art of Ancient Egypt, where strong sunlight ...15 KB (2,307 words) - 03:37, 8 December 2022
- Site in 2001 as Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak ... The ancient town of Shrestapura had been replaced by a town whose ...11 KB (1,724 words) - 23:14, 3 May 2023
- Venice, to a rich merchant. He studied at Rome for a year, and then studied ... world. However, the allusions to ancient Rome, playful and serious at ...8 KB (1,181 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in ... of papyrus and coins used in the Ancient world. The numerous pieces ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- Ancient Minoan civilization had stone sewers that were periodically ... sanitary conditions in crowded cities. The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo ...15 KB (2,180 words) - 10:10, 26 January 2023
- He ended a century of civil wars and gave Rome an era of peace, prosperity ... He was born in Rome (or Velletri) on September 23, 63 B.C.E., with ...27 KB (4,377 words) - 19:08, 21 August 2023
- is first known to have been used in ancient Egypt (at least as far back ... The study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, and ...12 KB (1,870 words) - 07:37, 18 November 2022
- indoor sports and exercise. Originating in Ancient Greece, where they included ... In that sense, the original purpose of the ancient Greek gymnasium continues ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 06:47, 28 July 2023
- Sea and is built partially atop the famed ancient city. Ancient Alexandria was a thriving Greco-Roman city, one of the most ...24 KB (3,570 words) - 06:37, 20 July 2023
- emperor and continued their march towards Rome. At the time of his arrival ... During this persecution, the bishops of Rome, Pope Sixtus II, of Carthage ...18 KB (2,788 words) - 14:13, 3 May 2023
- was a Samaritan gnostic who, according to ancient Christian accounts, allegedly ... quot; also became generic terms used by ancient Christians as derogatory ...29 KB (4,732 words) - 22:09, 29 January 2023
- The name has existed since antiquity; in the Latin of the Romans ... tourist attractions. It was used by the ancient Romans to transport goods ...13 KB (2,044 words) - 06:18, 15 June 2023
- alphabet and ends with the last led the ancient Jewish rabbis to see in ... idolatry leaving the earth." Said the ancient sage Rabbi Hanina, "This ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 08:22, 23 July 2023
- Taxes from all the other city states of Ancient Greece created a monumental ... and worshiped in the deme (township of ancient Attica) of Brauron. The ...17 KB (2,700 words) - 05:39, 15 June 2023
- Great and the time of the Roman Republic. Rome would come to dominate the ... him, however, to withdraw or face war with Rome. After suffering a defeat ...30 KB (4,711 words) - 00:32, 27 December 2021
- ) was one of the most important religious sites in ancient Greece ... over 500 of the best statues from Delphi to Rome. Subsequent Roman emperors ...21 KB (3,318 words) - 09:23, 28 January 2024
- the archaeological site of Kuyunjik (then ancient Nineveh, capital of Assyria ... The ancient libraries were actually comprised of several smaller collections ...22 KB (3,301 words) - 00:41, 12 April 2023
- Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis was born in 95 B.C.E. in Rome, the son ... On his return to Rome in 65 B.C.E., Cato was elected to the position ...19 KB (3,055 words) - 03:51, 6 November 2022
- The Pandyan kingdom was an ancient Tamil state in South India of unknown ... Ptolemaic Egypt and, through Egypt, with Rome by the first century, and ...21 KB (3,154 words) - 06:36, 18 November 2022
- not vocalization or gestures, goes back to ancient cave paintings, drawn maps ... Our indebtedness to the Ancient Romans in the field of communication ...17 KB (2,393 words) - 17:12, 9 January 2024
- grounds near the sites of the centers of ancient civilizations. Often times ... The word necropolis derives from Ancient Greek: nekro meaning dead ...26 KB (3,983 words) - 04:27, 11 March 2023
- can be seen in accounts of his visit to Rome during the reign of Anicetus ... And when the blessed Polycarp was sojourning in Rome in the time of ...21 KB (3,429 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- haNasi maintained cordial relations with Rome and was said to enjoy a personal ... Judah thus marks this transition from the era of the ancient Mishnaic ...16 KB (2,573 words) - 08:34, 12 May 2024
- quickly became a point of contention in the ancient world, leading the prefect of Egypt to launch a military attack to gain control of the trade. The ...10 KB (1,505 words) - 21:35, 29 December 2023
- of cross-cultural assimilation in the ancient world where a great deal ... Originally Neptune was a god of the ancient Italians, who did not ...9 KB (1,493 words) - 16:21, 11 November 2022
- accompanied by other magi on his journey to Rome in 66 C.E. In the early twentieth ... and accepted the prince favored by Rome. Tacitus, 1942, [http://classics ...29 KB (4,494 words) - 03:48, 1 May 2023
- In the ancient Graeco-Roman world, "Mystery religions," ... After Christianity became the state religion of Rome, dissident Christian ...12 KB (1,732 words) - 21:30, 20 March 2024
- Roman Empire, particularly in the areas of Rome, Ostia, Mauretania, Britain ... Griffith. "Mithraism" Essays on Ancient Rome. EAWC ...32 KB (4,834 words) - 11:13, 10 March 2023
- examples have been found in China, Phoenicia, Rome, and Crete. Early glass bottle manufacture was conducted by the Phoenicians. Specimens of Phoenician ...10 KB (1,456 words) - 14:41, 28 April 2020
- One of four major basilicas of Rome—(St. John Lateran, St. Peter ... of Antioch, and later the first Bishop of Rome. Although the New Testament ...25 KB (3,946 words) - 18:31, 14 October 2022
- is the most complete surviving account of ancient Greek and Roman skepticism ... reported to have lived in Alexandria, Rome, or Athens. Sextus Empiricus ...11 KB (1,515 words) - 10:12, 26 January 2023
- Ancient writers referred to Carneades as the founder of the “third” ... Carneades was sent to Rome in 155 B.C.E., together with Diogenes and ...11 KB (1,736 words) - 00:29, 29 November 2023
- and Persephone based at Eleusis, in ancient Greece. Eleusis (modern ... Of all the mysteries celebrated in ancient Mediterranean world, these ...18 KB (2,798 words) - 16:07, 13 February 2024
- small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sound a definite ... ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome. References to cymbals ...15 KB (2,396 words) - 20:32, 28 December 2023
- was the emperor who reconquered the city of Rome from the Ostrogoths. He is ... advanced into Sicily and Italy, recapturing Rome (536) and the Ostrogoth capital ...22 KB (3,355 words) - 21:25, 4 October 2022
- Hadrian's deep affections for him. Ancient Rome, Arab countries up to ... Ancient Greek religious texts, reflecting cultural practices, incorporated ...20 KB (2,817 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- was one of two principal dramatic forms of ancient Greek theater. Athenian ... the origin and early development of ancient Greek comedy. According ...16 KB (2,442 words) - 19:24, 26 July 2023
- === Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome === [[Image:Hippo tusk makeup.jpg ... The first archaeological evidence of cosmetics usage is found in Ancient ...24 KB (3,549 words) - 18:25, 17 January 2023
- Tenney Frank's Economic Survey of Ancient Rome (1937). Collingwood’s ... Tenney Frank's Economic Survey of Ancient Rome (1937). ...17 KB (2,548 words) - 02:20, 16 December 2022
- Many ancient historians attest to the existence and supposed discovery ... Another ancient historian, Socrates Scholasticus (born c. 380), in ...22 KB (3,738 words) - 18:26, 2 May 2023
- It is said that Veronica later traveled to Rome to present the cloth to the ... accounts at different times of a visit to Rome that made direct reference ...20 KB (3,228 words) - 14:45, 3 May 2023
