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- Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
1: {{Roman Empire infobox}}
3: ...y described as the [[Roman Republic]], since the structure of the power in that age was the one of a r...
5: ... Roman Empire]]. The end of the Western Empire is traditionally set in [[476]], when [[Odovacar]] depo...
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: ...de from the [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] contribution of the [[arch]], and its later three-[[dim...
5: ... wall. In smaller-scale architecture, concrete's strength freed the [[floor plan]] from [[Rectangle|re...
7: ...loors, walls, and [[grotto]]es in [[geometry|geometric]] and [[image|pictorial]] designs.
9: Though most would consider concrete the Roman contribution most relevant to the modern world, the Emp... - 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: ...ins]] with the ''[[Cloaca Maxima]]''. Its final [[travertine]] paving, still to be seen, dates from th...
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 [...
8: ...eeks to virtually all the senior posts in the country, and founded a new Greek city, [[Alexandria]], t...
12: ... it was with another female, Berenice IV. [[Cleopatra VII]] officially co-ruled with [[Ptolemy XIII of...
14: ...under Greek law, received a Greek education, were tried in Greek courts, and were citizens of Greek ci...
17: ...]], the ruler of [[Babylonia]], he defeated [[Demetrius]], the son of Antigonus, in the battle of [[Ga... - 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: ...n Senate|Senate]] (formed by the most notable [[Patrician]]s, that is, aristocrats) and a city assembl...
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: ...e of the greatest historical questions, and has a tradition rich in scholarly interest, seeming to be ...
5: ==Mainstream theories==
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 ... - Roman theatre (952 bytes)
1: ...nge 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: ...y of their wool, although the Romans never ceased trying to optimise the quality of wool through cross...
17: ...e fixing agent and it is known that the marine gastropod, [[Haustellum brandaris]], was used as a red ...
19: ...where the materials were grown and, therefore, on trade routes and climate, among many other things.
21: ...nderstand a great deal about the lifestyle of the Romans. The materials used were similar to those used b... - Roman commerce (14626 bytes)
1: ...ity of their empire was due to their commercial [[trade]].
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: ...id reach, at least, the upper levels of the peasantry. - 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: ...n)|solidus]] and small bronze denominations. This trend continued to the end of the Empire in the West...
10: ...ougsmith.ancients.info/worth.html Buying Power of Roman Coins]</ref>
12: .... A dichotomy existed between the coins with an intrinsic value and those with only a token value. Thi...
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...opulous [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world.
9: {{Infobox Country |
37: GDP_PPP = $1.064 trillion |
64: ... memory of [[Aztlan], the starting point of their tribes wanderings, never thought of themselves as an...
70: After independence, Spanish possessions in [[Central America]] were all incorporated into Mexico fro... - Periodic table (7298 bytes)
1: ...eev]], the elements are arranged by [[electron]] structure so that many [[chemical property|chemical p...
6: ...lar configurations of their [[valence shell]] electrons, which gives them similar properties.
9: ... IUPAC scheme was developed to replace both older Roman numeral systems as they confusingly used the same...
21: *[[Periodic table (electron configurations)|Electron Configurations]]
35: == Explanation of the structure of the periodic table == - Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
3: ... and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in the 14th century.
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: ...Rhodes) made himself king in 305 BC and began construction of the Lighthouse shortly thereafter. The b...
20: ...[[1303]] and [[1323]], to the point that the Arab traveller [[Ibn Battuta]] reported not being able to... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...city]] after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its...
15: ...ilt and an alliance was formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - n...
17: ...ore, the city developed from current Downtown (Centro, see below) to southwards and then westwards, an...
19: ...ahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial administration in Portuguese America was moved to Rio.
21: ...ope. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arr... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...g by the Qin emperor ([[2nd century BC|200 BC]]) strengthened the Chinese civilization. Politically, C...
7: ...s, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In la...
18: ...nnect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] province, where a bronze smelter from...
28: ...mi-feudal system. Nevertheless, power became decentralized during the [[Spring and Autumn Period]] whe...
30: ...aoning]], and governed under the new local administrative system of [[commandery]] and [[prefecture]] ... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of [[legend]]s known as ...
5: ...d become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power and the extent and kind of power he...
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... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reac...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...ontent can be made harder and [[tensile strength|stronger]] than iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. O...
8: ... material with limited uses on its own. Iron is extracted from [[ore]] by removing the oxygen by combi...
11: ...ementite-ferrite mixture. Cementite is a stochiometric phase with the chemical formula of Fe<sub>3</su...
13: ...cal chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form...
15: ...place. The transformation into martensite, by contrast, occurs almost immediately, due to a lower act... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: '''Bagpipes''' are a class of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using enclosed [[reed (mus...
16: ...f an airtight bag, which can supply a continuous stream of air. Air is supplied either by a blowpipe o...
23: ...have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
25: ...ve been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruce]]'s troops marched to [[Bannockburn]] in [[1314]].
27: ...odern era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the... - Ionic order (6526 bytes)
6: ... that when a Greek Ionic order was eventually reintroduced, in the later [[18th century]] [[Greek Revi...
8: ...en when the height of the column was exaggerated. Roman fluting leaves a little of the column surface bet...
10: ...istory]], New York, for an unusual impression of strength and stature.
12: ...tablature by reducing the proportions of the architrave, which made the frieze more prominent.
14: ...sical architecture survive earlier than that of Vitruvius, identification of such ''meaning'' in archi... - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ...eatrical forms to emerge in the world. Greek theatre and plays have had a lasting impact on [[Western...
7: ...now for sure how fertility rituals developed into tragedy and comedy.
9: ... than the satyr plays and comedies. He says that tragedy grew out of [[dithyramb]]s, songs sung in pr...
13: ... expanded so that rather than just Dionysus, they treated the whole body of [[Greek mythology]].
15: ...est-preserved one is in [[Epidaurus]]. Greek theatre in every city probably kept its connection with ... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...he most widespread religion of China is [[Chinese traditional religion]] and its constituent component...
7: ...stor worship]] rituals. A Buddhist would have no trouble viewing [[Jesus]] as a [[Bodhisattva]] and i...
9: ...lieved in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|astrology]], [[Feng Shui]], and [[geomancy]].
11: ...ated between the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unju...
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christi... - May (3270 bytes)
5: ... [[Taurus]] and ends in the sign of [[Gemini]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constel...
7: ...k god]]dess [[Maia]], who was identified with the Roman [[goddess]] of fertility, [[Bona Dea]], whose fes...
11: ...ovenian language|Slovene]], it is called ''veliki traven'', which means the month of high [[grass]].
16: ... This is celebrated as [[Labor Day]] in many countries.
22: ... In the [[United States|US]], [[Canada]] and [[Australia]], [[Mother's Day]] is the second [[Sunday]] ... - June (1973 bytes)
4: ... [[Gemini]] and ends in the sign of [[Cancer]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constel...
6: The month is named for the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Juno]], wife of Jupiter. In [[Japanes...
14: ...[[Gay pride]] celebrations take place in many countries in honor of the [[Stonewall riots]]
18: ==Trivia== - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...anzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]...
3: ...s one of the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size bel...
5: {{Infobox Country |
10: national_motto = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[French language|French]]: Unity,...
47: ...e is based on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison ... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
71: ...Ogden Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
91: *[[Abhijeet Kale]], [[cricketer]] from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam
103: ...[Harold Abrahams|Abrahams, Harold]], (1899-1978), track and field athlete - List of people by name: Ae (1061 bytes)
5: ...ois Lexa von]], (1854-1912), [[Austria-Hungary|Austria-Hungarian]] statesman
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)
5: ...ev|Afanasyev, Viktor M.]], (born 1948), Russian astronaut
17: ...Afranius (poet)|Lucius Afranius]], (died 60 BCE), Roman [[poet]] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
6: *[[John Agapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
16: *[[Agathon]] (c. 448-400 BCE), Athenian tragic poet
24: ...elli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
3: [[Image:ac.cleopatra.jpg|thumb|Cleopatra]]
4: ...eopatra Thea Philopator" means "the Goddess Cleopatra, Beloved of Her Father."
6: ...ers were king in title only, with her keeping the true authority.
9: ... Since the Ptolomaic throne was transmited in [[matrilinear]] fashion, the Kings had to marry their si...
10: [[Image:The-cleopatra2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://...
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