Roman Empire
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Icosium, Toilet seat |
II Adiutrix' pegasus on a coin of Gallienus |
Imbriogion (Demircili)
Imbriogion: ancient town, modern Demircili, in southern Turkey, location of several Roman mausoleums.There are six mausoleums along the road from Seleucia on the coast to Diocaesarea, a Hellenistic-Roman city in southern Turkey. The photos show three of them: The Lower Mausoleum…Imperator
Imperator ("commander"): Roman title, awarded to victorious commanders and emperors. The Greek equivalent is strategos autokrator.Iberian origin? The Roman word imperator simply means "commander" or "general" and is the equivalent of Greek strategos. However, the expression had a second, more specific…Incense Route
Incense Route: one of the main trade routes on the Arabian Peninsula, used to bring incense from the deep south to the Mediterranean. …Insula
Insula ("island"): Latin name for a housing block in a city built according to the Hippodamian Plan. The insulae of Pompeii…Iol Caesarea
Iol Caesarea: Phoenician colony, Numidian city, capital of the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, modern Cherchell.Iol Caesarea Juba II c.400 BCE: founded as…
Isis (Faustina II) |
Issa, Inscription of Drusus the Younger |
Issus (Kinet Höyük)
Issus (Hittite Izziya, Greek ᾽Ἱσσός): town in southern Turkey, best known for the famous battle in November 333 BCE, in which Alexander the Great defeated Darius III Codomannus. The town has been identified with the ruins near modern Kinet Höyük. …Istanbul, Arkeoloji Müzesi
What did I expect when I decided to visit the Istanbul Archaeological Museum? I only had some vague notions about the collection, but nothing more. I knew that the famous Alexander sarcophagus and a well-known portrait of Diocletian were there;…Isthmia
Isthmia: town on the Corinthian isthmus in Greece, site of the Isthmian Games (Greek Ἰσθμιάδες).History Remains of the temple of Poseidon Sanctuary…