Roman Republic
There are 821 items in Roman Republic:
Carrhae (53 BCE)
Harran (Akkadian Harrânu, "intersecting roads"; Latin Carrhae): ancient city in Mesopotamia, famous for a temple of the Moon god Sin and the defeat of the Roman general Crassus in 53 BCE ("battle of Carrhae"). …
![]() Carthage, Slingstone from the siege of 146 BCE |
Carthago Nova (Cartagena)
Carthago Nova (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): Carthaginian capital in Iberia, Roman city, modern Cartagena. Iberia in the third century BCE It is hard to…Cassius Dio, The battle of Pharsalus
Cassius Dio (164-c.235): Roman senator of Greek descent, historian, author of a very important Roman History.In the winter of 48/47, Julius Caesar crossed to Greece, where he wanted to fight against his rival Pompey. However, Pompey was able to block…
![]() Cato the Younger |
Celts
Celts: common name for the Iron Age civilizations of Western Europe, more or less identical to the La Tène culture.Names The…