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Roman armor and accessories - Drawing. Public domain image.

Roman armor and accessories - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Gladiatorenkämpfe, Netzfechter und Samnit

Gladiatorenkämpfe, Netzfechter und Samnit

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The games of Trajan--a chariot race

The games of Trajan--a chariot race

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An ancient Roman funeral at the Columbaria of the Caesars, Capena Gate, Rome

An ancient Roman funeral at the Columbaria of the Caesars, Capena Gate...

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Plinius der Ältere. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Plinius der Ältere. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman sacrifices - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roman sacrifices - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The Catilinarian conspirators before the Senate

The Catilinarian conspirators before the Senate

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Julius Caesar - Wonders of the Ancient World
The emperor Tiberius - Wonders of the Ancient World

The emperor Tiberius - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Chariot race in the Circus Maximus

Chariot race in the Circus Maximus

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Death scenes, ancient Rome
Couch for the repast - Engraving, Public domain image

Couch for the repast - Engraving, Public domain image

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Double-sided page [fol. LXXVIII, Do nun die Samnites ho[s?]teu / dal: Papirius...(The Romans' humiliation by the Samnites)]

Double-sided page [fol. LXXVIII, Do nun die Samnites ho[s?]teu / dal: ...

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55 CE: An Egyptian false prophet, having set himself up as tyrant, leads his 30,000 followers into a battle with the Romans in Jerusalem. Most of his men are killed or taken prisoner.

55 CE: An Egyptian false prophet, having set himself up as tyrant, lea...

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Gelage, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

Gelage, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Interior of a Roman house, Italy

Interior of a Roman house, Italy

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Roman marriage - Wonders of the Ancient World
Julius Caesar - Wonders of the Ancient World

Julius Caesar - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Titus Vespasianus - Wonders of the Ancient World

Titus Vespasianus - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Festlicher Zug (Pompa) zu den Spielen im Circus

Festlicher Zug (Pompa) zu den Spielen im Circus

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Social enjoyment of women - Public domain book illustration

Social enjoyment of women - Public domain book illustration

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Mark Antony delivering the funeral oration over the dead body of Caesar

Mark Antony delivering the funeral oration over the dead body of Caesa...

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Couches for feasts, Rome

Couches for feasts, Rome

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Valentinien III Empereur d'Occident 450-55. Ivoire de La Cathed[rale] de Monza.

Valentinien III Empereur d'Occident 450-55. Ivoire de La Cathed[rale] ...

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Double-sided page [fol. LXXVIII, Do nun die Samnites ho[s?]teu / dal: Papirius...(The Romans' humiliation by the Samnites)]

Double-sided page [fol. LXXVIII, Do nun die Samnites ho[s?]teu / dal: ...

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Roman galley - Wonders of the Ancient World
Tiberius Cæsar - Wonders of the Ancient World

Tiberius Cæsar - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Interior of the shop of a cloth merchant (marble bas-relief)

Interior of the shop of a cloth merchant (marble bas-relief)

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Funeral of an important military leader

Funeral of an important military leader

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Mort de Pline l'Ancien - Public domain scan / engraving

Mort de Pline l'Ancien - Public domain scan / engraving

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Les souverains offraient à leurs sujets des divertissements et des combats de bêtes féroces dans les cirques

Les souverains offraient à leurs sujets des divertissements et des com...

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Cornelia and her jewels - Public domain scan / engraving

Cornelia and her jewels - Public domain scan / engraving

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Ancient Roman funeral pyre and funeral procession
The Roman saturnalia - Wonders of the Ancient World

The Roman saturnalia - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman ritual and sacrificial implements
Marc Antony's oration at Cæsar's cremation

Marc Antony's oration at Cæsar's cremation

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The Jordan at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi).  Bâniâs is merely the Arabic pronunciation of the ancient Panias of the Greeks and Romans. In the foreground is a peasant carrying a plough.

The Jordan at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). Bâniâs is merely the Arabic ...

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A Roman bath - Wonders of the Ancient World

A Roman bath - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Biclinio, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

Biclinio, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Représentation d'un combat de gladiateurs, donnée par des femmes, a Rome.

Représentation d'un combat de gladiateurs, donnée par des femmes, a Ro...

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Toilet of a Roman lady of rank - Egypt

Toilet of a Roman lady of rank - Egypt

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Seconda guerra Dacica - Wonders of the Ancient World

Seconda guerra Dacica - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Double-sided page [fol. CC VIII, krigen funden werden. Darnach der künig Philippus... (Battle between the Romans and King Philip)]

Double-sided page [fol. CC VIII, krigen funden werden. Darnach der kün...

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Eastern triclinium, or set of dining-couches

Eastern triclinium, or set of dining-couches

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Roman feast. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roman feast. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Mourners, ancient Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

Mourners, ancient Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The emperor Commodus - Wonders of the Ancient World

The emperor Commodus - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Double-sided page [fol. CC VIII, krigen funden werden. Darnach der künig Philippus... (Battle between the Romans and King Philip)]

Double-sided page [fol. CC VIII, krigen funden werden. Darnach der kün...

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Ruins of Ascalon, from the North-east. Here there are fine orchards and olive- trees, cultivated by the Egyptian peasants of the neighboring village of El Jûrah. The wild onions of 'Askûlon are celebrated for their delicate flavor. The Romans gave them the name of Ascalonia, hence scalogn (Ital.) and shallot (Allium Ascalonicum).

Ruins of Ascalon, from the North-east. Here there are fine orchards an...

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67 CE: The Jewish intriguer John of Giscala accuses Josephus of betraying his country to the Romans and of misappropriating booty stolen from the Roman overseer Ptolemy. Incited by John, the mob attempts to set fire to Josephus's house. Josephus, covered in dirt and his clothing ripped, defends his actions.

67 CE: The Jewish intriguer John of Giscala accuses Josephus of betray...

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Public dancers - Wonders of the Ancient World

Public dancers - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Dining table and couches - A drawing of a group of people sitting around a table

Dining table and couches - A drawing of a group of people sitting arou...

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Roman triclinium, or dining room, with table and couches

Roman triclinium, or dining room, with table and couches

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A Roman banquet - Wonders of the Ancient World
Ancient Roman funeral - Wonders of the Ancient World

Ancient Roman funeral - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Antifaces, cascos, utensilios y altares de los Romanos
A vestal virgin - Wonders of the Ancient World

A vestal virgin - Wonders of the Ancient World

A woman in a dress holding a vase of flowers. A woman in a dress holding a pot of flowers. Public domain postcard scan.

Ausschiffung von wilden Thieren für die Circusspiele

Ausschiffung von wilden Thieren für die Circusspiele

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Lit romain cubiculaire - Wonders of the Ancient World

Lit romain cubiculaire - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C. - 18 A.D.).

Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C. - 18 A.D.).

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Romans offering sacrifices - Wonders of the Ancient World
The victor - Wonders of the Ancient World

The victor - Wonders of the Ancient World

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L'Empereur Honorius (420) marbre de l'epoque. Musée du Louvre. Dessin inédit

L'Empereur Honorius (420) marbre de l'epoque. Musée du Louvre. Dessin ...

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70 CE: Sabinus and eleven Romans scale the walls of Jerusalem but are overcome by the Jews defending the tower.

70 CE: Sabinus and eleven Romans scale the walls of Jerusalem but are ...

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70 CE: Romans soldiers are trapped in the Temple portico by a Jewish ruse. Longus, a young Roman, kills himself rather than damage his reputatation. The illustration, not of ""Longus"" but of a woman, is evidently intended as a generic depiction of suicide.

70 CE: Romans soldiers are trapped in the Temple portico by a Jewish r...

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Denksäule zur Verherrlichung eines Sieges

Denksäule zur Verherrlichung eines Sieges

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Martyre de Marie - Wonders of the Ancient World

Martyre de Marie - Wonders of the Ancient World

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M. Coaelius Lembonius, centurion légionnaire (bas-relief du Musee de Bonn) Dessin inédit.

M. Coaelius Lembonius, centurion légionnaire (bas-relief du Musee de B...

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68 CE: The Romans plunder Bethennabris and set the village on fire.

68 CE: The Romans plunder Bethennabris and set the village on fire.

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Antinous - Wonders of the Ancient World

Antinous - Wonders of the Ancient World

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M. Sylvius Otho - Wonders of the Ancient World

M. Sylvius Otho - Wonders of the Ancient World

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70 CE: The rival factions of Simon son of Gioras and John of Giscala forget their mutual hatred and unite in battle against the Romans.

70 CE: The rival factions of Simon son of Gioras and John of Giscala f...

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Tullia driving over the dead body of her father
Vaisseau Romain - Wonders of the Ancient World

Vaisseau Romain - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The Romans of the decadence

The Romans of the decadence

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Agrippina, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

Agrippina, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The emperor Pupienus Maximus - Public domain portrait engraving

The emperor Pupienus Maximus - Public domain portrait engraving

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Tiberio Vaticano, Roma - Wonders of the Ancient World

Tiberio Vaticano, Roma - Wonders of the Ancient World

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70 CE: In his first skirmish after arriving in Jerusalem, Titus trounces the Jews, and the Romans fortify their encampment outside the city.

70 CE: In his first skirmish after arriving in Jerusalem, Titus trounc...

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Miniature showing 1. warring factions of Romans and Palmirians represented by a joust scene; 2. procession into Rome, with Zenobia paraded before the emperor as a prisoner. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing 1. warring factions of Romans and Palmirians represe...

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Roman triumphal chariots - Wonders of the Ancient World
The symbolic supper - Wonders of the Ancient World
Lictors, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World
A new map of the British Isles, shewing their ancient people, cities, and towns of note, in the time of the Romans.

A new map of the British Isles, shewing their ancient people, cities, ...

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67 CE: The Jews, elated by their unexpected success against Cestius, decide to attack the Romans at Ascalon (Ashkelon), but are routed by the much better-equipped and better-trained Romans.

67 CE: The Jews, elated by their unexpected success against Cestius, d...

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68 CE: The citizens of Giscala welcome Titus and tell him of John's treachery. With the capture of Giscala, the Galilee is now wholly subdued by the Romans.

68 CE: The citizens of Giscala welcome Titus and tell him of John's tr...

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Lying at table - Wonders of the Ancient World

Lying at table - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Family scene in Pompeii, Italy

Family scene in Pompeii, Italy

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70 CE: The Romans, having breached the second wall of Jerusalem, are attacked and driven back by the Jews.

70 CE: The Romans, having breached the second wall of Jerusalem, are a...

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67 CE: The Romans prepare to besiege Gamala, a fortress east of Lake Tiberias. They apply battering-rams at three points and break through the wall.

67 CE: The Romans prepare to besiege Gamala, a fortress east of Lake T...

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67 CE: Many Romans are killed in the fighting at Gamala. Seeing that his army is losing heart, Vespasian rallies his troops.

67 CE: Many Romans are killed in the fighting at Gamala. Seeing that h...

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Haruspex officiating - Wonders of the Ancient World

Haruspex officiating - Wonders of the Ancient World

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The sculpture gallery - Wonders of the Ancient World

The sculpture gallery - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Arcadius associe a l'empire, et son pere Theodose Le Grand, annee 393. Flavius Felix consul, annee 428.

Arcadius associe a l'empire, et son pere Theodose Le Grand, annee 393....

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68 CE: Niger the Peraean, a Jewish officer, exhibits his wounds as evidence of his courage in the campaigns against the Romans. Nevertheless, he is dragged through the city by the Zealots and then murdered.

68 CE: Niger the Peraean, a Jewish officer, exhibits his wounds as evi...

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67 CE: As the Romans ascend the ramparts, the defenders of Jotapata pour boiling oil on them.

67 CE: As the Romans ascend the ramparts, the defenders of Jotapata po...

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Galla Placidia imperatrice, regente d'Occident, 430. D'ap[res] l'ivorie de La Cathed[rale] de Monza.

Galla Placidia imperatrice, regente d'Occident, 430. D'ap[res] l'ivori...

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Roman triumphal chariot - Wonders of the Ancient World
67 CE: Vespasian burns the Galilean city of Gabara. So bitter is their memory of the defeat of Cestius that the Romans also burn all the surrounding villages and towns.

67 CE: Vespasian burns the Galilean city of Gabara. So bitter is their...

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Roman sailors clearing a forest and constructing a camp (left) and Dacian soldiers filing into a fort (right)

Roman sailors clearing a forest and constructing a camp (left) and Dac...

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