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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.
11: ...he [[German Empire]] (see [[Kaiser]]). See also [[Roman culture]]. - Roman architecture (3399 bytes)
1: ...s it hinders understanding by 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 [...
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...
23: * [[Roman Forum]] - 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: ...Roman Forum''' ('''Forum Romanum''', although the Romans referred to it more often as the '''Forum Magnum...
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 [...
24: ...rn [[Mediterranean]], controlling the [[Aegean]] islands and the coastal districts of [[Cilicia]], [[P...
36: ...the Ptolemaic possessions. Philip seized several islands and places in [[Caria]] and [[Thrace]], while...
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... - 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: ...n]] of Emperor [[Justinian I]] (around [[530]]). Roman law as preserved in Justinian's codes became the ...
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: ...he last [[Roman Emperors|Emperor]] of the Western Roman Empire was deposed; however there are many other ...
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...
10: ..., with the roots of Medieval culture contained in Roman culture. This is a gradual process with no clear ...
12: ...]] in the early [[2nd century]], at the height of Roman power, criticizing the peoples' obsession with "[... - 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: The Romans had to turn their material with a manual spinner...
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>
14: Later, during the [[Roman Empire]], there was a division in the authority o...
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
72: ...n citizenship. It also forbade the importation of slaves, a condition that, like the others, was large...
76: ...a]] as Emperor of Mexico, with support from the [[Roman Catholic]] [[clergy]] and conservative [[Creole]]...
87: ...jority in the legislature. The president also legislates by executive decree in certain economic and f...
176: ...stic Product|GDP]] fell 0.3% in 2001, with the US slowdown the principal cause. Positive developments ...
192: ...xico is predominantly [[Catholic Church in Mexico|Roman Catholic]] (89%), with 6% adhering to various [[P... - Periodic table (7298 bytes)
9: ... IUPAC scheme was developed to replace both older Roman numeral systems as they confusingly used the same...
82: ...ev|Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev]] almost simultaneously developed the first periodic table, arranging th... - Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ... called the "''Pharos of Alexandria''" after the island on which it resided), was considered one of th...
5: ...artin Heemskerck. The [[lighthouse]] stood on an island in the harbour of [[Alexandria]] and was over ...
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]]...
17: Pharos was a small island just off the coast of [[Egypt]], with its arti... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
35: ... leaves from a downtown station, crosses a former Roman-style aqueduct - the "Arcos da Carioca" built in ...
38: ...A view of Ipanema from Corcovado. The [[Cagarras Islands]] can be seen on the background]]
63: ...ousing. The worst of these poorer areas are the [[slum]]s and [[shanty town]]s known as ''[[favela]]s'...
71: ...he Redeemer statue's arm. The name in English translates to "Christ's armpit", and was chosen for that...
125: [[sl:Rio de Janeiro]] - History of China (45919 bytes)
44: ...ce been greatly romanticized in works such as ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''.
51: ...59 to 69 of the Zizhi tongjian of Sima Guang, translated and annotated by Rafe de Crespigny and origin...
55: ... to the Hou Hanshu.'' Draft annotated English translation.[http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/t...
56: ...een 239 and 265 CE.'' Draft annotated English translation. [http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/...
57: *Hirth, Friedrich. 1875. ''China and the Roman Orient''. Shanghai and Hong Kong. Unchanged repri... - 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: ...d as one [[Lucius Artorius Castus]], a historical Roman of the [[2nd century]], whose military exploits i...
13: ...bers to this school of thought argue that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aur...
23: ... killed Gildas' brother Hueil, a pirate on the [[Isle of Man]]. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
7: ...xplored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]...
11: ...e]]s, exploitation of the Americas by Europe, and slavery in the [[West Indies]]. Others honour him fo...
13: ...s surname. The Latin roots of his name can be translated "Christ-bearer, Dove". Columbus' signature re...
27: ...ent a year on a ship bound towards [[Khios]] (an island in the [[Aegean Sea]]) and, after a brief visi...
35: ...a Islands]] and owned one of them ([[Porto Santo Island]]), but died when Felipa was a baby, leaving h... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...ich are naturally arranged in a [[lattice]], from sliding past one another. Varying the amount of carb...
21: ...on of cementite, allowing martensite to form with slower quench rates, resulting in ''high speed steel...
38: ... repeatedly beaten and folded to force the molten slag out of it. The result of this time-consuming a...
46: ...The artifacts recovered from this grave are variously made of wrought iron, cast iron, malleabilized c...
60: ...s in the [[Frankish empire]] and later the [[Holy Roman Empire]] scaled up this basic design, increasing ... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
13: 7) Tuning Slide<br>
23: ...have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
47: ...cularly strathspeys, reels, hornpipes, and jigs), slow airs, and more. It dates largely from the last...
53: ...s or regulators; these sets are called somewhat misleadingly "practice sets". In fact, many pipers us... - Ionic order (6526 bytes)
4: ...C]] in [[Ionia]], the southwestern coastland and islands of [[Asia Minor]] settled by Ionian Greeks, w...
8: ...en when the height of the column was exaggerated. Roman fluting leaves a little of the column surface bet...
10: The Ionic column is always more slender than the Doric: Ionic columns are eight and ...
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)
21: ...most important contributions was its influence on Roman comedy, such as the surviving works of [[Plautus]... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].
30: ==Islam==
31: ''Main article: [[Islam in China]]''
33: [[Islam]] was introduced into China via the [[Silk Road...
35: ...ngxia]] and [[Xinjiang]] [[Autonomous Region]]s. Islam in China, particularly in the western, minority... - May (3270 bytes)
7: ...k god]]dess [[Maia]], who was identified with the Roman [[goddess]] of fertility, [[Bona Dea]], whose fes...
11: ...eaning "month of sowing". In [[Slovenian language|Slovene]], it is called ''veliki traven'', which mea... - June (1973 bytes)
6: The month is named for the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Juno]], wife of Jupiter. In [[Japanes... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
91: ...%) and a minority of [[Protestant]]s (5%) and [[Muslim]]s (2%). The official languages are [[Kirundi ...
146: ...ecent political developments, with a Hutu-leaning slant. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
44: *[[Abd-ar-rahman I]], (died 788), Muslim Spain ruler
47: *[[Abd-ar-rahman IV]], (circa 1017), Muslim Spain ruler
48: *[[Abd-ar-rahman V]], (1023-1024), Muslim Spain ruler
106: *[[Roman Abramovich|Abramovich, Roman]] (born 1966), Russian business oligarch - List of people by name: Ae (1061 bytes)
4: ...a|Aegineta, Paulus]], 4th century surgeon of the island of [[Aegina]]
10: *[[Aemilianus]], (circa 207-253), [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]]
11: ...audius Aelianus|Aelianus, Claudius]], (died 222), Roman author and teacher of rhetoric - 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)
25: ...es de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]]
40: ...rippa|Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius]], (63 BC-12 BC), Roman statesman and general - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
9: ...emy XIII of Egypt|Ptolemy XIII]], who opposed the Roman domination, and [[Ptolemy XIV of Egypt|Ptolemy XI...
11: ...ver, Ptolemy imperiled his own power by injudiciously meddling in the affairs of Rome. When [[Pompey]]...
13: ... his lover. Egypt remained independent, but three Roman legions were left to protect it. Cleopatra's wint...
15: ... she returned to Egypt, Ptolemy XIV died mysteriously. Cleopatra then made Caesarion her co-regent. Sh...
23: ...orly equipped and manned ships were losing to the Romans' superior vessels, she took flight. Antony aband...
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