Roman Empire

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Libius Severus

Libius Severus: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r. 461-465).Names: year of birth and full name unknown 19 November 461: recognized as emperor after 25 September 465: murdered by Ricimer? Successor of: Majorian Relatives: "History has scarcely deigned to notice his birth, his elevation, his character,…

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Licinius

Licinius: emperor of the Roman world (r. 308-324). Licinius Names: c.265; real name unknown 11 November 308: Imperator Caesar Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius Augustus…

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Lictor

Lictor: bodyguard in ancient Rome, whose task it was to protect magistrates. A Roman magistrate and two lictors carrying fasces The word…

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Liège, Musée Grand Curtius

Large museum with an archaeological collection covering Prehistory (including an interesting seriation of Bronze Age axes), the Roman age, the Merovingian age, and Medieval times. Focus on Liège and eastern Belgium. …

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Lille, Palais des beaux arts

Art museum with a small collection of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities. The main attraction of the museum, however, is the collection of giant eighteenth-century models of French (or occupied) cities. …

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Limes

Limes: frontier zone of the Roman Empire. Schwabsberg, tower (old reconstruction) The Latin word limes originally was an expression used by land…

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Limes Tripolitanus

Limes Tripolitanus: frontier zone (limes) of the Roman empire in the west of what is now called Libya. It is interesting because it was not a just a defense line, but is also an example of human intervention in the…

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