Roman Empire

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Curtius Rufus

Quintus Curtius Rufus (†53 CE): Roman senator, author of an important History of Alexander the Great. Roman man (c.30-50 CE) The main source for the…

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Cybele

Cybele (Greek Κυβέλη): Anatolian mother goddess, also worshipped in Greece and the Roman Empire. Ostia, Statue of Cybele The Great Mother was the…

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Cyclopes

Cyclopes (Greek Κύκλωπες): name of mythological giants who had one round eye, set in the middle of the forehead. The most famous story about a Cyclops is Homer’s tale of Polyphemus, who was blinded by Odysseus.Homeric shepherds …

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Hellenistic Cyprus

Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Hellenistic Cyprus Hellenistic funerary relief In the Late Archaic Age, Cyprus…

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Roman Cyprus

Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Roman Cyprus A rare Roman military inscription from Cyprus, mentioning…

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Late Antiquity

Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος): large island in the eastern Mediterranean, colonized by Phoenicians and Greeks.Late Antiquity Roman statue of the Egyptian god Bes from…

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