Roman Republic
There are 821 items in Roman Republic:
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…Delphi
Delphi (Greek Δελφοί): oracle, one of the main sanctuaries of ancient Greece. Delphi's omphalos If a person were called to fix the…Delphi - Photos
Delphi (Greek Δελφοί): oracle, one of the main sanctuaries of ancient Greece.Monuments in Delphi Castalian Spring Treasure of the CorinthiansDelphi, Museum
Imagine a group of elderly tourists, some of them walking with sticks. Early in the morning. Their Greek tour leader brings them to an excavation and starts to buy tickets. He asks for the discount that is normally granted to…
Delphi, Portrait of a Roman, probably Titus Flamininus |
Diaspora
Diaspora (Greek for "dispersion"): indication for the Jews living outside the land of Israel. The Hebrew word is Tefutsot.Origins of the Dispersion …Didyma
Didyma: oracle of Apollo near Miletus, also known as Branchidae. Didyma, temple of Apollo Didyma was the oracular shrine of Apollo at…Diploma
Diploma: Roman expression for an official act, especially a documenting granting citizen rights to a man who had served twenty-five years in an auxiliary unit. …Duillius's Victory Inscription
Columna rostrata: the victory monument, dedicated by the emperor Augustus, to Duillius, a victorious naval commander in the First Punic War. …
Dunaújváros, Relief of Gaius Mucius Scaevola |
Dyrrhachium battlefield, Approach from the northwest |
Dyrrhachium battlefield, Pompey's port |