Roman Empire

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The Hague, Wateringse Veld

The Hague (Den Haag): city in The Netherlands where four Roman milestones were excavated.In 1997, three Roman milestones were discovered at the Wateringse Veld, an urban development zone in The Hague. The originals are now at the Museon. The milestones indicate…

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The tombstones of Apamea

On the courtyard of the museum of Apamea, there is a special collection of tombstones of Roman legionaries, almost all of them belonging to II Parthica. Many of these stones are of about equal size, and it looks as if…

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The Woerden Elagabal Inscription

Woerden Elagabal Inscription: dedication to the Syrian sun god Elagabal, remarkable because it is quite old and was found outside Syria.Elagabal was a Syrian sun god, who was worshipped with rituals that are strongly reminiscent of the Babylonian Akitu festival.…

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Thebes (Greece)

Thebes: important Greek city-state in central Greece, main city of Boeotia.Mycenaean History Oedipus and the sphinx Mythology: founded by Cadmus; the citadel…

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