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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: As
The unit of value in the Roman and old Italian coinages, was made of copper, or of the mixed metal called Aes. It was originally of the weight of a pound of twelve ounces whence it was called as libralis and aes grave. The oldest form of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Balneum
Balneum or balineum signifies, in its primary sense, a bath or bathing vessel, such as most Romans possessed in their own houses; and from that it came to mean the chamber which contained the bath. When the baths of private individuals...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Capsa
A box for holding books among the Romans. These boxes were of cylindrical form. There does not appear to have been any difference between the capsa and scrinium, except that the latter word was usually applied to those boxes which held a...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Coin of Vespasian
Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian (November 17, 9 - June 23, 79), was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 A.D. until his death in 79 A.D. Vespasian was the founder of the short-lived Flavian dynasty, which ruled the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Flavius Aetius
Flavius Aetius (396-454) was a Roman general of the closing period of the Western Roman Empire.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: House
A Roman house. In early times the private houses of the Romans were very simple, showing little attempt at adornment or luxury, but in the later days of the republic and under the empire, the dwellings of the wealthy were costly and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Paludamentum
The cloak worn by a Roman general commanding an army, his principal officers and personal attendants, in contradistinction to the sagum of the common soldiers, and the toga or garb of peace. It was the practice for a Roman magistrate,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rome Poster
A poster about the Roman Empire 31 B.C.-476 A.D.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cameo
Cameo, a term applied to gems of different colors sculptured in relief. The art of engraving on gems boasts of high antiquity, having been practised with various degrees of success by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
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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: Ancile
Ancilia carried by Salii. The sacred shield carried by the Salii, and made of bronze. The original ancile was found, according to tradition, in the palace of Numa; and, as no numan hand has brought it there, it was concluded that it had...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Constantine the Great
Emperor of Rome from 306 to 337. He is best known for being the first Christian Roman emperor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Parma
A round shield, three feet in diameter, carried by the celites in the Roman army. Though small, compared with the Clipeus, it was so strongly made as to be a very effectual protection. This was probably owing to the use of iron in its...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Circus Maximus
An ancient chariot racing stadium used during the Roman Empire.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sambuca
A harp, was of oriental origin. The performances of sambucistriae were only known to the early Romans as luxuries brought over from Asia. - Smith, 1873
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Web Gallery of Art: Frederick Iii, Holy Roman Emperor
An image of "Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor", created by Bertoldo Di Giovanni in 1469 (Copper alloy, diameter 6 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Romulus Gives Laws to the Roman People
An image of "Romulus Gives Laws to the Roman People", created by Bernaert Van Orley in 1524 (Pen and wash, 345 x 545 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: A Roman Road
An image of "A Roman Road", created by Nicolas Poussin in 1648 (Oil on canvas, 78 x 99 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Roman Market Scene
An image of "Roman Market Scene", created by Johannes Lingelbach in 1653 (Oil on canvas, 110 x 188,5 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Cornelis Tromp in Roman Costume
An image of "Cornelis Tromp in Roman Costume", created by Abraham Willaerts in 1673 (Oil on canvas, 40 x 33 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Landscape in the Roman Campagna
An image of "Landscape in the Roman Campagna", created by Karel Dujardin in 1675 (Oil on canvas, 85 x 107 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Roman Capriccio: The Pantheon and Other Monuments
An image of "Roman Capriccio: The Pantheon and Other Monuments", created by Giovanni Paolo Pannini in 1735 (Oil on canvas, 99 x 135 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Gallery of Views of Ancient Rome
An image of "Gallery of Views of Ancient Rome", created by Giovanni Paolo Pannini in 1758 (Oil on canvas, 231 x 303 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Goethe in the Roman Campagna
An image of "Goethe in the Roman Campagna", created by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein in 1786 (Oil on canvas, 164 x 206 cm).