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Roman Auxiliary Cavalry
Definition by Donald L. Wasson

Roman Auxiliary Cavalry

The Roman army consisted of three separate divisions: the famed legions, the cavalry, and lastly, the auxiliaries. The auxiliaries (auxilia) were comprised of infantry cohorts, mounted infantry, and cavalry units or wings (alae). Although...
Roman Sculpture
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Roman Sculpture

Roman sculpture blended the idealised perfection of Classical Greek sculpture with a greater aspiration for realism. It also absorbed artistic preferences and styles from the East to create images in stone and bronze which rank among the...
The Roman Empire in West Africa
Article by Arienne King

The Roman Empire in West Africa

At its fullest extent, the Roman Empire stretched from around modern-day Aswan, Egypt at its southernmost point to Great Britain in the north but the influence of the Roman Empire went far beyond even the borders of its provinces as a result...
Roman Constitution
Definition by Donald L. Wasson

Roman Constitution

Roman constitution was an accumulation of laws, legal decisions, and ancient customs. While today 'constitution' usually refers to a single act of legislation, this was not the case in ancient Rome. Instead, Roman government relied on the...
Garden Fresco, Livia's Villa, Rome
Image by Mark Cartwright

Garden Fresco, Livia's Villa, Rome

A section of the garden fresco from the triclinium or dining room from Livia's Villa, Rome, 1st century BCE. The fresco runs around all four walls and gives a 360° panorama of a luxuriant garden with birds and insects against a brilliant...
Roman Gaul
Definition by Donald L. Wasson

Roman Gaul

Roman Gaul is an umbrella term for several Roman provinces in western Europe: Cisalpine Gaul or Gallia Cisalpina, comprised a territory situated in the northernmost part of the Italian peninsula ranging from the Apennines in the west northward...
Petra Garden-Pool Complex
Image by Carole Raddato

Petra Garden-Pool Complex

The garden and pool complex in Petra (Jordan) is an ornamental Nabataean garden situated on an artificial terrace west of the Great Temple and overlooking the main colonnaded street. It includes a large swimming pool, an island pavilion...
Roman Citizenship
Article by Donald L. Wasson

Roman Citizenship

Citizenship is and always has been a valued possession of any individual. When one studies the majority of ancient empires one finds that the concept of citizenship, in any form, was non-existent. The people in these societies did not and...
A Pathway in Monet's Garden by Monet
Image by Künstoriches Museum, Vienna

A Pathway in Monet's Garden by Monet

A 1902 oil on canvas, A Pathway in Monet's Garden, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. This is a view of Monet's garden in Giverny, specifically planted with a wide variety of flowers so that he could paint them...
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden
Image by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden

"The Unicorn Rests in a Garden" is one of seven tapestries in the "Unicorn Tapestries" group. These allegorical tapestries depict the hunting of a unicorn, a mythological animal common to European folklore. "The Unicorn Rests in a Garden"...
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