Roman Empire
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De Holdeurn
Nijmegen: city in the Netherlands, where several Roman settlements have been discovered.De Holdeurn Dedication to Vesta by Julius Victor, master of…
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Decapolis
Decapolis (Greek: Δεκάπολις): a union of ten towns. The best known Decapolis was in what is now Jordan. Scythopolis, theater In c.333…Decimation
Decimation: punishment in the Roman army. Of every ten soldiers, one was executed.Decimation was never a common punishment: it was too harsh and would no longer inspire terror if it were applied too often. Our sources only rarely refer to…Decius
Decius: emperor of the Roman world (r. 249-251). Decius Names: ±195: Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Valerianus June 249: Imperator Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Valerianus September…
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Decuriones
Decuriones or Curiales: members of the town councils in the Roman municipalities. Relief showing the two mayors of a Roman town Just…Deir ez-Zor, Archaeological Museum
A nice museum with a good collection, documenting the excavations in the valley of the Euphrates in eastern Syria. I thought it was the best archaeological museum in the country. Among the objects are cuneiform tablets from Mari and finds…Delphi
Delphi (Greek Δελφοί): oracle, one of the main sanctuaries of ancient Greece. Delphi's omphalos If a person were called to fix the…