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- Mark Antony. Her suicide at the conquest by Rome marked the end of Ptolemaic ... Made king of Cyrenaica. Bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome. * Ptolemy Philadelphus ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 23:33, 2 December 2022
- of Padua and a lecturer at Naples, Rome, Pisa, and Salerno, he studied ... He then lectured successively at Naples, Rome, Pisa and Salerno. Influenced ...8 KB (1,200 words) - 06:47, 16 June 2023
- Persius, in full Aulus Persius Flaccus (34 – 62 C.E.), was an ancient ... in his twelfth year he was taken to Rome where he attended the lectures ...9 KB (1,391 words) - 00:44, 24 November 2022
- Pope Saint Fabian was bishop of Rome from January 236 to January 20 ... and Fabian could thus bring back to Rome the bodies of Pope Pontian ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 09:39, 24 November 2022
- Minerva was the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Her areas ... Medica] A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (as completed and revised ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- church. Also known as Saint Agnes of Rome and Saint Ines (or Santa Ynez ... The mature legend of Saint Agnes of Rome exists in at least three ...11 KB (1,796 words) - 06:46, 16 June 2023
- several victories. His ashes were taken to Rome, where he was deified. He ... of the European space and its debt to Rome, the Empire had yet to develop ...15 KB (2,360 words) - 02:07, 22 December 2022
- increasingly ineffectual alliance between Rome and Constantinople. During ... leading to renewed hard feelings between Rome and the East. During his reign ...15 KB (2,341 words) - 11:39, 13 February 2022
- He published his results with plates of ancient Egyptian inscriptions, maps ... to explore and record the remains of the ancient Egyptian civilization. The ...9 KB (1,295 words) - 07:20, 5 October 2022
- clear. While numerous authors both ancient and modern have suggested ... Saturnalia, one of the most popular public festivals in ancient Rome ...11 KB (1,785 words) - 17:00, 23 December 2022
- from the battle along the Via Appia from Capua to Rome. ... The ancient sources give various accounts on Spartacus' origins ...13 KB (1,968 words) - 19:09, 7 February 2023
- known for having met Attila the Hun outside Rome in 452, in an attempt to persuade ... This shows that Leo was known outside of Rome. He was also asked by the ...15 KB (2,335 words) - 20:05, 25 October 2022
- with her huge entourage of handmaidens to Rome, where she persuaded Pope ... history. Literary critics theorize that an ancient tradition about the martyrdom ...11 KB (1,674 words) - 00:54, 23 December 2022
- " The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (London, UK: Penguin Books ... been several trade agreements between Ancient Rome and Carthage; even a mutual ...26 KB (4,140 words) - 18:10, 14 April 2023
- (ca. 620 B.C.E. - ? B.C.E. ), was an ancient Greek poet who was considered ... Moreover, Alcaeus' mastery of ancient Greek meter is undisputed ...8 KB (1,188 words) - 05:05, 17 June 2023
- Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, while Rome remained out of communion ... Orthodox Churches, the four Archbishops of Rome, Alexandria, Ephesus (later ...11 KB (1,534 words) - 01:18, 18 November 2022
- character that means life or living. Ancient Egyptian gods are often ... Empire for killing slaves and enemies of Rome. In Egypt, however, the indigenous ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- who strongly affirmed the primacy of Rome and promulgated the doctrine ... a man of African heritage who was born in Rome. However, the question of ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 06:35, 18 April 2024
- to the cult of Bacchus introduced into Rome from lower Italy by way of ... its political power over all of Italy. In Rome, where politics and religion ...10 KB (1,570 words) - 05:25, 26 August 2023
- Saint Hippolytus of Rome (died 235 C.E.), sometimes called Ypolitus ... half of the second century, probably in Rome. A disciple of Irenaeus of ...13 KB (2,034 words) - 15:50, 25 January 2023
- Ottorino Respighi (Bologna, July 9, 1879 – Rome, April 18, 1936 ... Botticelli Pictures). His passion for ancient Italian music led to an ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 05:57, 18 November 2022
- more robust figures. At 25, he moved to Rome and was commissioned by Pope ... such as Perugia, Urbino and perhaps also Rome. He made friends with the ...21 KB (3,084 words) - 00:38, 8 December 2022
- ownership of property, led the Commune of Rome's temporary overthrow ... continued to teach, but eventually came to Rome to seek reconciliation with ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 03:56, 15 August 2023
- Cyrene (Greek Κυρήνη, Kurene) was an ancient Greek colony in ... the same history that befell much of the ancient world: one empire conquering ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- and philosophical developments of the ancient Greek philosophers, and ... "On the heavens 1.10-12". [The ancient commentators on Aristotle ...9 KB (1,323 words) - 22:13, 29 January 2023
- goddess originating in the mythology of ancient Anatolia, whose worship ... Cybele's origins are debated by scholars. Ancient texts and inscriptions ...16 KB (2,551 words) - 06:50, 12 January 2024
- to the supernatural mythology of the ancient world. Lucan's epic ... argument Lucan, upon his return to Rome, began to make his mark as ...9 KB (1,450 words) - 04:18, 4 November 2022
- (the word itself comes from "Rome", and it is from Ovid ... of Sulmo, a village about 90 miles east of Rome. His family was of the well ...14 KB (2,130 words) - 06:01, 18 November 2022
- bearing on the health and prosperity of Rome and the Roman Empire. The ... scapegoatsC.C. Martindale, Religion of Ancient Rome, Studies in Comparative ...16 KB (2,678 words) - 18:03, 3 May 2023
- of Flavius Vespasian, the future emperor of Rome, an educated man who could ... In 71 C.E. he arrived in Rome in the entourage of Titus, becoming ...15 KB (2,242 words) - 17:37, 28 March 2024
- he openly mocked the epic style of ancient poetry, criticizing even ... the most important figures in literature of the ancient world. ...12 KB (1,947 words) - 16:18, 3 December 2023
- Plotinus (Greek: Πλωτίνος)(ca. 205–270), the ancient philosopher ... === Expedition to Persia and return to Rome === He spent the next eleven ...12 KB (1,813 words) - 08:05, 24 November 2022
- |right|250px|The Roman census was the most developed in the ancient ... word 'census' originates from ancient Rome, coming from the Latin ...12 KB (1,796 words) - 23:49, 3 December 2023
- hexameter, a verse form first used by the ancient Greeks which would fall ... was educated in Cremona, Milan, and finally Rome, where he came under the tutelage ...15 KB (2,361 words) - 20:33, 3 May 2023
- , was one of the canonical nine poets of ancient Greece who is considered ... known to us only by quotations in other ancient authors or papyrus scraps ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- Rome ( roʊm ; Roma , ˈroma ; Roma ) is the capital city of Italy ... quot; because the "achievements of ancient Rome in the fields of architecture ...25 KB (3,724 words) - 04:59, 16 December 2022
- of the Biblical canon. Written in or near Rome in the late second century ... which he holds to have been written by the ancient king and his associates. ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 18:59, 10 November 2022
- voyage, helped enhance trade between India and Rome. Gary Keith Young ... and Rome's loss of the Red Sea ports, Augustin F. C. Holl. Ethnoarchaeology ...21 KB (3,121 words) - 04:51, 16 December 2022
- e. – August 12, 30 b.c.e.) was queen of Ancient Egypt, the last member of ... legal heir, Octavian, brought the might of Rome against Egypt, Cleopatra took ...20 KB (3,144 words) - 22:04, 7 January 2024
- famous and successful living painters in Rome. She was also one of the signatories ... for a woman to see and copy the works of ancient and Renaissance masters ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 18:05, 27 July 2023
- Pope Saint Stephen I served as bishop of Rome from May 12, 254 to ... According to the most ancient lists, Stephen I was a Roman by birth ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 00:24, 12 April 2023
- reflecting the uses of the Romans (and ancient Greeks) to use lavender ... and scent. The plant has been grown since ancient times in perfumery, and ...11 KB (1,715 words) - 17:55, 25 October 2022
- Still-life paintings were found on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs ... Still-life paintings adorned the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs. ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 18:01, 21 October 2022
- prosperity accrued from economic trade with Rome, India, and elsewhere, but ... The ancient African civilization of Axum flourished for over a thousand ...13 KB (2,015 words) - 07:23, 23 August 2023
- quot;) is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications ... Josephus has Elazer admitting that it had been wrong to resist Rome ...14 KB (2,172 words) - 16:17, 7 November 2022
- Cassius Longinus. Born in Tyre, he went to Rome in 262 C.E. and studied under ... purple dye in Tyre. In 262 C.E. he came to Rome and studied under Plotinus ...10 KB (1,415 words) - 05:40, 30 November 2022
- a prominent city of the Roman Empire. The ancient city's most famous ... important cities. Leptis Magna weakened as Rome weakened. It fell under control ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 21:59, 25 October 2022
- presided over the celebrations marking Rome's one thousandth anniversary ... Alexander Severus, who was a Syrian. In ancient Rome the Pretorian Guard was ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 03:50, 24 November 2022
- besieged Desiderius, Charlemagne visited Rome where he celebrated Easter ... two more occasions. In 781, he visited Rome with his wife and his son ...12 KB (1,943 words) - 06:17, 15 June 2023
- and architect of seventeenth-century Rome. The son of a Mannerist sculptor ... Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in the Piazza Navona Rome. ==Early Life== ...23 KB (3,452 words) - 07:41, 24 January 2023
- manage the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. le Mérite in 1868, honorary citizenship of Rome, and the Nobel prize for literature ...16 KB (2,291 words) - 17:56, 30 April 2023
- inscriptions, and carvings. First used in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece ... regarding the lives of those who lived in ancient times. Often decorated with ...12 KB (1,915 words) - 02:26, 21 April 2023
- The book was originally written in Rome, in the Greek language, but ... :"He who brought me up sold me to a certain Rhoda, who was at ...12 KB (1,907 words) - 14:09, 27 January 2023
- the design of which originated in Ancient Rome. The word now refers to ... The first catacombs constructed in the world are the ancient Jewish ...16 KB (2,439 words) - 14:27, 29 November 2023
- soaked foods were part of daily life in Ancient Rome (Kurlansky 2002). Cleopatra ... and Vegetables: A Global Perspective. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization ...10 KB (1,505 words) - 22:47, 28 March 2023
- was followed by the Acacian schism, between Rome and Constantinople, which ... to the Henotikon, but Pope Felix III of Rome condemned it and excommunicated ...16 KB (2,523 words) - 18:33, 7 February 2022
- of Paul's imprisonments, probably at Rome in the early 60s C.E., though ... accepted by virtually all Bible scholars, ancient and modern. Some critical ...10 KB (1,691 words) - 20:40, 17 May 2023
- world, including two journeys to Rome. Plutarch studied philosophy ... of Achaea, and journeys to Alexandria and Rome. He had a number of influential ...17 KB (2,619 words) - 08:08, 24 November 2022
- The yodel is an ancient rural form of calling, tens of thousands of ... ===Ancient Rome=== The earliest mention of the yodel dates back to ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- he became a dedicated scholar of the ancient classics and of German history ... Beatus believed that the wisdom of the ancient classical writers with the ...12 KB (1,792 words) - 10:18, 26 September 2023
- of honor and authority equal to that of the Rome. This rule, however, was rejected ... was both divine and human. Pope Leo I, from Rome, insisted on two natures in ...15 KB (2,236 words) - 08:25, 10 January 2024
- century B.C.E. to refer to a group of ancient philosophers, including ... century B.C.E. to refer to a group of ancient philosophers who attached ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 18:01, 12 February 2024
- Dacia, in ancient history and geography was the land of the Dacians ... After several confrontations between Dacia and Rome, Emperor Trajan ...22 KB (3,335 words) - 07:37, 12 January 2024
- in Egypt, at the Temple of Karnak. This is now in Rome. ... * Ancient Egypt ==Notes== ==References== * Bryan, Betsy M. The Reign ...7 KB (1,124 words) - 02:51, 4 November 2022
- of Europe] EIFAC technical paper, 52. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization ... * Nilsen, Tor Helge. 1985. Modern and Ancient Alluvial Fan Deposits ...5 KB (763 words) - 08:15, 23 July 2023
- such as the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Constantinople and the ... by the long-standing struggle between Rome and Constantinople for supremacy ...16 KB (2,507 words) - 19:46, 26 March 2024
- Historically, cumin was used heavily in ancient Roman cuisine. ... Cumin has been in use since ancient times. Seeds, excavated at the ...12 KB (1,736 words) - 19:46, 11 May 2020
- After civil unrest broke out in 162 C.E., Galen moved to Rome where ... (written around 1000 C.E.), Galen died in Rome around 199-200 C.E. New research ...12 KB (1,806 words) - 03:50, 18 April 2024
- and Sicilian Baroque architect in Rome. His major works included ... and, without informing his parents, fled to Rome and changed his name from ...13 KB (1,904 words) - 06:44, 1 April 2024
- of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 108.7 acres ... monarchy that is ruled by the Bishop of Rome—the Pope. The highest state ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- traditionally considered Pauline (although Rome questioned its authorship ... #039;s name, as was common practice in the ancient world. ...24 KB (3,164 words) - 00:13, 30 January 2024
- today. His work chronicled the history of Rome from 96 to 378, although only ... to influence the future. Less centered on Rome than Tacitus had been, he ...21 KB (3,270 words) - 07:33, 25 July 2023
- before accepting Pope Sixtus IV’s call to Rome to occupy the chair of eloquence ... died, Filelfo turned his thoughts towards Rome. He was now 77 years old, ...15 KB (2,444 words) - 04:47, 9 April 2024
- He spent much of his time championing the ancient poets and literally digging ... In 1341 Petrarch was crowned poet laureate in Rome, the first man ...11 KB (1,750 words) - 01:38, 24 November 2022
- Mithridates was summoned back to Rome where he was kept a prisoner ... ==Between Rome and Parthia== Unhappy with the growing Parthian influence ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 03:59, 15 August 2023
- visitors to have an experience of life in ancient times. ... After graduation, Evans traveled to Bosnia and Macedonia to study ...10 KB (1,447 words) - 12:20, 7 November 2021
- == Mica in ancient times == [[Image:Hand Hopewell mica.jpg|thumb|175px ... Mica was known to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations ...9 KB (1,317 words) - 16:34, 9 November 2022
- Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus, was an ancient state, located in eastern ... in the early first century C.E. Under Rome, it continued to enjoy a high ...15 KB (2,433 words) - 19:50, 20 November 2023
- Aeolic Greek Ψάπφα Psappha) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. Along ... the greatest poets and thinkers of ancient Rome continued to emulate her ...13 KB (2,038 words) - 03:24, 23 December 2022
- Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek ... In addition to history and philosophy, Ancient Greek literature is ...25 KB (4,056 words) - 17:49, 13 November 2021
- 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
