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- Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
1: {{Roman Empire infobox}}
3: ...gustan state is conventionally described as the [[Roman Republic]], since the structure of the power in t...
5: ...[Eastern Roman Empire|Eastern]] and the [[Western Roman Empire]]. The end of the Western Empire is tradit...
7: ...gably throughout this article to mean the same as Roman Empire.
9: ...of imperial majesty were common from the earliest days of the Empire. - Roman architecture (3399 bytes)
1: ... causing us to judge Roman buildings by Greek standards.
3: ...hole of the [[Roman Republic|republican period]], Roman architecture was a nearly exact copy of that of [...
5: ...arble]] as the primary building material and more daring buildings soon followed, with great pillars s...
7: ...and the [[2nd century|second century]] and in the Roman home joined the well known [[mural]] in decoratin...
9: Though most would consider concrete the Roman contribution most relevant to the modern world, t... - Roman Forum (4543 bytes)
2: |[[Image:Forum_Romanum_panorama.jpg|thumb|380px|Roman Forum with [[Palatine Hill]] in the background.]]
4: |[[Image:Forum_Romanum_panorama_2.jpg|thumb|380px|From a different vie...
6: ...ge.jpg|thumb|380px|Map of central Rome during the Roman Empire, with '''Forum Holitorium''' and '''Forum ...
9: ...ts final [[travertine]] paving, still to be seen, dates from the reign of [[Caesar Augustus|Augustus]]...
11: ...use of urban spaces during the Roman Age. The '''Roman Forum''' includes the following major monuments, ... - History of Greek and Roman Egypt (25856 bytes)
3: ...nian Ptolemies, Egypt was incorporated into the [[Roman Empire]] in [[30 BC]], and was ruled first from [...
26:
45: ...es was driven out by the Alexandrian mob, but the Romans restored him to power three years later. He died...
47: ...an history merged with the general history of the Roman world, owing to the murder of [[Pompey]] in Egypt...
49: ==Roman Egypt== - Roman road (3913 bytes)
1: [[Image:3392pomP.jpg|thumb|250px|A Roman road in [[Pompeii]]]]
2: ...ues of invasion to the barbarians, contributed to Roman military reverses.
4: The Roman roads vary from simple [[corduroy#corduroy road|c...
6: ... resistance against the Empire. At its peak, the Roman road system spanned 50,000 [[mile]]s.
8: ==Some Roman roads== - Roman law (15349 bytes)
2: ...tice in the [[Byzantine Empire]] and—later— in continental Western Europe
4: ...Common law]] owes some debt to Roman law although Roman law exercised much less influence on the English ...
6: ==The history of Roman law in antiquity==
7: ===The Roman Republic===
8: ...xact date for the beginning of the development of Roman law. The first legal text the content of which is... - History of Italy during Roman times (5004 bytes)
2: ...an overview of the '''[[history of Italy]] during Roman times'''.
6: ...s|Tarquinius Superbus]] was overthrown, and the [[Roman Republic]] was formed.
8: ...by two elected [[consul]]s at a time, while the [[Roman Senate|Senate]] (formed by the most notable [[Pat...
13: ...cities in Tuscany and Campania actually asked for Roman protection, rather than confronting with Rome in ...
15: ...n the east. At the end of [[2nd century BC]], the Roman state, having defeated the [[Hellenistic]] kingdo... - Fall of the Western Roman Empire (2775 bytes)
1: ...s deposed; however there are many other theories—German Professor [[Alexander Demandt]] publishe...
3: ...n his famous book ''[[The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]]'', but he was not the first, and not the...
8: ...istianity, saying Christianity sapped the will of Roman "civic duty" (that is, military service); and mad...
9: ...n the 1920s which has remains influential to this day. It holds that the Empire continued, in some for...
10: ..., with the roots of Medieval culture contained in Roman culture. This is a gradual process with no clear ... - Roman theatre (952 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Orange roman theatre.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Roman theatre at Orange, France]]
3: ... [[theatre]] building built by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]].
5: ...[Greek theatre]]s, semicircular in form, although Romans tended not to be as concerned about the location...
12: ...]]'s [[World Heritage Site]], together with other Roman buildings of the city
28: * [[Roman architecture]] - Roman clothing (10346 bytes)
6: The Romans used several different types of [[fiber]]s. [[Wo...
13: ...owned for the quality of their wool, although the Romans never ceased trying to optimise the quality of w...
17: ...ns]]. There were far fewer colours than we have today.
21: ...nderstand a great deal about the lifestyle of the Romans. The materials used were similar to those used b...
24: ...by soaking it in a solution of alum and salt. The Romans used tools that resembled those that would be us... - Roman commerce (14626 bytes)
1: ...hile being at the same time part of its backbone. Romans were businessmen and the longevity of their empi...
3: ...d minor uprisings, they gave a distinct flavor to Roman commerce.
5: ... tallying of [[Ancient Roman weights and measures|Roman measures]].
9: ...the side of the road. They were also present near Roman military camps during campaigns, where they sold ...
11: There is some information on the economy of Roman Palestine from Jewish sources of around the 3rd c... - Roman economy (23678 bytes)
2: ... [[Roman Republic]] and the western half of the [[Roman Empire]] consisted of coins including the [[aureu...
4: ...ination]]s, either called [[Greek Imperial]] or [[Roman provincial coins]].
6: ...e [[follis]] (silvered bronze). After the reforms Roman coinage consisted mainly of the gold [[solidus (c...
10: ...ougsmith.ancients.info/worth.html Buying Power of Roman Coins]</ref>
12: ...ese coins was too great to be convenient for everyday purchases. A dichotomy existed between the coins...
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
43: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 16]], [[1810]]...
64: ...g, feather-mosiac work, the invention of the calendar, were due to the former inhabitants of Tula, the...
68: ... Catholic priest in the small town of [[Dolores Hidalgo|Dolores]], causing a long [[Mexican War of Ind...
74: ...formed the modern states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], and [[Utah]], and most of [[Arizona]], [[New M...
76: ...a]] as Emperor of Mexico, with support from the [[Roman Catholic]] [[clergy]] and conservative [[Creole]]... - Periodic table (7298 bytes)
3: The [[periodic table#Standard periodic table|standard table]] provides the necessary basics. There ar...
6: ...e of the elements. There are 18 groups in the standard periodic table. Elements in a group have simila...
9: ... IUPAC scheme was developed to replace both older Roman numeral systems as they confusingly used the same...
11: ===Standard periodic table===
15: *The [[Periodic table (standard)|standard table]] (same as above) provides the basics. - Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
7: ... one on every corner of the building. Also in the Roman period there was a statue atop the tower.
13: ...logical origin of the word 'lighthouse' in many [[Romance languages]], such as [[French language|French]]...
20: ...the longest of the Seven Wonders. It was severely damaged by two [[earthquake]]s in [[1303]] and [[132... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ...t forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
17: ...estwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ... transport out the wealth than farther [[Salvador da Bahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial admin...
21: ...s no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arrived suddenly, many...
27: ... with the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975. Even today some ''[[carioca|cariocas]]'' claim the return o... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...he familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...addy]] agriculture is [[Radiocarbon dating|carbon-dated]] to about 6000 BC, and associated with the [[...
14: ...皇五帝). These rulers were legendary sage-kings and moral examplars, and one of them...
18: ...22799;朝) to some 4,000 years ago, but this date has not yet been corroborated. Some archaeolog...
22: ...he last of the six capitals of the Shang (c 1300–1046 BC). - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
5: ...ury]] to early [[6th century]], to have been of [[Romano-British]] origin, and to have fought against the...
7: ...ttones," who was active during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Anthemius]]. Unfortunately, Riothamus...
9: ...little reason for him to have become a major legendary figure.
13: ...bers to this school of thought argue that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aur...
15: ...ed the later legends, like the [[Scots]] king [[Aedan mac Gabran]], who had a son called Artuir and wh... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...lumbus''' ([[1451]]<sup>[[#Early life|1]]</sup> – [[20 May]] [[1506]]) ( ''Cristòfor Colom'' in...
5: ...led by [[João Vaz Corte-Real]] to Terra Verde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better kno...
7: ... in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
11: ...ome – including many [[Native Americans]] – view him as responsible, directly or indirectl...
21: ...ant, and his mother was Susanna Fontanarossa, the daughter of a woollens merchant. Christopher had thr... - Steel (28384 bytes)
8:
32: ...copper-smelting sites on the [[Sinai Peninsula]], dated to about 3000 BC. Some iron oxides are effect...
34: ...] died in [[1323 BC]] and was buried with an iron dagger with a golden hilt. An [[Ancient Egyptian]] [...
40: ...artifact is a knife found on [[Cyprus]] at a site dated to [[1100 BC]].
46: ...and weapons. A mass grave in [[Hebei]] province, dated to the early third century BC, contains severa... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
1: ...|right|thumb|150px|A bagpipe performer in [[Amsterdam]].]]
23: ...have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
25: ...though Ireland has references going back to the [[Dark Ages]]. An explosion of popularity seems to ha...
38: ...d often Irish) emigrant populations, namely [[Canada]], [[United States|America]], [[Australia]], [[Ne...
47: ...s, hornpipes, and jigs), slow airs, and more. It dates largely from the last two centuries, being eit... - Ionic order (6526 bytes)
1: ... first real look at the Greek Ionic order: Julien David LeRoy, ''Les ruines plus beaux des monuments d...
6: ...sided Ionic capital, which became so much the standard, that when a Greek Ionic order was eventually r...
8: ...en when the height of the column was exaggerated. Roman fluting leaves a little of the column surface bet...
12: ...re the Doric order is articulated with triglyphs. Roman and Renaissance practice condensed the height of ...
20: *[http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~snlrc/encyclopaedia_romana/greece/paganism/ionic.html Ionic order, after Vi... - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
1: ...400px|Panoramic view of the Greek theater at [[Epidaurus]]]]
15: ...elf a theatre. The best-preserved one is in [[Epidaurus]]. Greek theatre in every city probably kept...
17: ...stophanes]]. Their plays, along with some [[secondary source]]s such as Aristotle, are the basis of w...
21: ...most important contributions was its influence on Roman comedy, such as the surviving works of [[Plautus]...
27: ...ion. Greek plays normally took place in a single day, happened at a single location, and had one plot... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
11: ...ad lapsed into [[corruption]] could lose the [[Mandate of Heaven]] and be overthrown by a [[rebellion]...
28: ...genous religion. Its primary written work, the [[Dao De Jing]] is attributed to [[Lao Zi]], who may o...
52: ...he [[Pope]] and is considered schismatic by other Roman Catholics, have affiliations with government and ...
60: ==Judaism==
62: ''Main article: [[Judaism in China]]'' - May (3270 bytes)
1: {{MayCalendar}}
3: ...of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
7: ...k god]]dess [[Maia]], who was identified with the Roman [[goddess]] of fertility, [[Bona Dea]], whose fes...
9: In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Satsuki'' (皐...
15: ...r]], and a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May. - June (1973 bytes)
1: {{JuneCalendar}}
2: ...alendar]] and one of four with the length of 30 [[day]]s.
6: ...Jupiter. In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Minatsuki'' (水&#...
10: ...in the Republic of Ireland]]; in the [[Irish Calendar]] the month is called '''Meitheamh''' and is the...
12: ...mer]] is celebrated in [[Sweden]] on the third Friday in June. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...it enjoys access to the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its...
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37: established_events = - Date |
38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1...
53: ...he Belgian [[League of Nations]] mandate of [[Ruanda-Urundi]] in [[1923]], later a [[United Nations]] ... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
15: *[[Frank Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
34: *[[Dimebag Darrell|Abbott, Darrell]], (1966-2004), US musician
106: *[[Roman Abramovich|Abramovich, Roman]] (born 1966), Russian business oligarch
114: ...], (circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David
115: *[[Absalon]], (circa 1128-1201), Danish archbishop - List of people by name: Ae (1061 bytes)
10: *[[Aemilianus]], (circa 207-253), [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]]
11: ...audius Aelianus|Aelianus, Claudius]], (died 222), Roman author and teacher of rhetoric
12: *[[Aelle of Sussex]], (ruled 477-514), Bretwalda, king of the South Saxons - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
17: ...Afranius (poet)|Lucius Afranius]], (died 60 BCE), Roman [[poet]] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
20: *[[Amir Ageeb|Ageeb, Amir]], (1969-1999), Sudanese immigrant to Germany who died as a result of ...
21: *[[David Agmon|Agmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defen...
25: ...es de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]]
28: *[[David Hayes Agnew|Agnew, David Hayes]], (1818-1892), American surgeon
40: ...rippa|Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius]], (63 BC-12 BC), Roman statesman and general - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
4: ...[December]], [[70 BC]] or [[January]], [[69 BC]]–[[August 12]]?, [[30 BC]]) was [[Monarch|queen]...
6: Today she is probably the most famous of all of ancien...
9: ...-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ([[44 BC|44]]–[[30 BC]]).
11: ...be noted that Pompey had been married to Caesar's daughter, who died giving birth to their son). After...
13: ... his lover. Egypt remained independent, but three Roman legions were left to protect it. Cleopatra's wint...
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