Roman Republic
There are 821 items in Roman Republic:
Hippo Regius, Forum, Trophee |
Hippodamian Plan
Hippodamian Plan: modern name for a gridiron city plan. Map of Hellenistic Halos The Hippodamian Plan is, essentially, a city plan that…Historiography
Historiography: the study of the way historians have tried to render account of their past.Ancient Near East Clio, the Muse of…Homo novus
Homo novus ("new man"): Latin indication for the first member of a Roman family to be elected consul.In a society in which ancient families had great privileges, it was quite something when someone without long list of noble ancestors reached…Horatius Cocles
Horatius Cocles: legendary Roman hero, defended the bridge across the Tiber when the city was attacked by the Etruscans. Model of…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…Indo-Europeans
Indo-Europeans: general name for the people speaking an Indo-European language. They are (linguistic) descendants of the people of the Yamnaya culture (c.3600-2300 BCE) in Ukraine and southern Russia, and settled in the area from Western Europe to India in various migrations in…Insula
Insula ("island"): Latin name for a housing block in a city built according to the Hippodamian Plan. The insulae of Pompeii…Isthmia
Isthmia: town on the Corinthian isthmus in Greece, site of the Isthmian Games (Greek Ἰσθμιάδες).History Remains of the temple of Poseidon Sanctuary…
Isthmia, Catapult stones |
Isthmia, Theater |
Italica
Italica: Roman colony in western Andalusia, not far from Seville. Fortuna, or the City's Luck (Italica) Italica was founded in 206 BCE…