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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Corona
A crown, that is, a circular ornament of metal, leaves, or flowers, worn by the ancients round the head or neck, and used as a festive as well as funeral decoration, and as a reward of talent, military or naval prowess, and civil worth....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Coryatic Portico
Coryatic Portico of Temple in Acropolic, Athens. - Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cothurnus
The cothurnus or buskin, rose above the midddle of the leg so as to surround the calf (sura), and sometimes reached as high as the knees. It was laced in front, and the object in so doing was to make it fit the leg as closely as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cover
A lid or cover of some apertur, of stone, with two handles neatly undercut. Details that show Tiahuanacu existed.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Crested Helmets
The crested Achilles was pressing on in his chariot." Some idea of the ancient crests may be formed from the following woodcuts, selected from ancient gems." - Anthon, 1891
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Crete Writings
Prehistoric Writing from Crete - Morey, 1903
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Culter
A knife with only one edge, which formed a straight line. The blade was pointed, and its back curved. It was used for a variety of purposes, but chiefly for killing animals either in the slaughter house, or in hunting, or at the altars...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cuneiform
An Inscription in Cuneiform Characters - Morey, 1903
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cyathus
A Greek and Roman liquid measure, containing one-twelfth of the sextarius, or .0825 of a pint English. The form of the cyathus used at banquets was that of a small ladle, by means of which the wine was conveyed into the drinking-cups...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cymbalum
A musical instrument, in the shape of two half globes, which were held one in each hand of the performer, and played by being struck against each other. The cymbal was a very ancient instrument, being used in the worship of Cybele,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dacian Stronghold
A Roman siege, led by Trajan, of a Dacian stronghold, a stone wall of protection.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dagger
An illustration of an Egyptian dagger with a bronze blade and an ivory handle.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Damareteion
The coin was first struck in commemoration of the gold crown sent by the Carthagininians to Demarete. Weighs about 43 grams.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Damareteion
The coin was first struck in commemoration of the gold crown sent by the Carthagininians to Demarete. Weighs about 43 grams.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Damascus
The street called Straight can be seen starting at the right foreground of the picture and extending across the city from east to west. It is roofed all the way.-Webster, 1920
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Death of Julian the Apostate
A depiction of Julian the Apostate, a noted philosopher and Roman Emperor, and his death.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Degradation of a Knight
A ritual where a knight is stripped of his position due to discipline.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Delphi
An ancient Greek town. In Greek mythology, the most important oracle resided at Delphi.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Denarius
The principal silver coin among the Romans, was so called because it was originally equal to ten asses; but on the reduction of the weight of the as, it was made equal to sixteen asses, except in military pay, in which it was still...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Denarius
Denarius of the earliest kind: Having on the obverse a personification of Rome as a warrior with helmet; and on the reverse, a chariot drawn by four horses. - Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Denarius of Marcellus
The obverse and reverse sides of the Denarius, a Roman coin. The coin depicts Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Denarius of Tiberius Caeser
Silver coin from the Roman empire.