Marcus Curtius is a mythological young Roman who offered himself to the gods of Hades. He is mentioned shortly by Varro and at length by Livius. He is...
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The Lacus Curtius ("Lake Curtius") was a pit or pool in the ground of the Forum Romanum. The area where the Forum would be built was likely once a lake...
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industrialist from Liége Curtius Museum, Jean Curtius's mansion, now a museum Julius Curtius (1877–1948), German politician Ludwig Curtius (1874–1954), archaeologist...
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He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161. Marcus Aurelius was the son of the praetor Marcus Annius Verus and his wife, Domitia Calvilla. He was...
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Curtia gens (redirect from Curtius (gens))
retreated, pursued by Curtius. Just then, the Roman King, Romulus, led his best troops against Curtius' advance. Pursued by the Romans, Curtius' horse was frightened...
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and altered into an equestrian sculpture of the ancient Roman hero Marcus Curtius. For much of the 17th century, Bernini was regarded as the premier artist...
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Brutus Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Lucretia Manius Curius Dentatus Marcus Curtius Marcus Manlius Capitolinus Numa Pompilius Publius Decius Mus Romulus and...
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him to have it redone instead, with a head depicting the Roman hero Marcus Curtius. In 1668, Perrault wrote La Peinture (Painting) to honor the king's...
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credibility. Meanwhile, the identity of Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian, is maintained separately. Curtius' work is uniquely isolated. No other ancient...
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at Cana (c. 1725), oil on canvas, 99.2 × 137.2 cm., Speed Art Museum Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Gulf (no date), oil on canvas, 73.7 x 98.1 cm., Fitzwilliam...
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William Hoare of Bath William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath Luca Giordano Marcus Curtius leaping into the Gulf Jacopo Amigoni Frederick, Prince of Wales Thomas...
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to the classical story of the warrior Marcus Curtius, who was said to have thrown himself in the Lacus Curtius near the Forum Romanum in order to stop...
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was instead re-carved into a representation of the ancient Roman hero Marcus Curtius. Bernini remained physically and mentally vigorous and active in his...
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Cicero (redirect from Marcus Cicero)
Marcus Tullius Cicero (/ˈsɪsəroʊ/ SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer...
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of the statue. Recast as a representation of the ancient Roman hero Marcus Curtius, it was moved to the north side of the Pièce d'eau des Suisses, opposite...
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Marcus Licinius Crassus (/ˈkræsəs/; 115 – 53 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into...
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architectural setting in a scene about two inches (50 mm) wide, showing Marcus Curtius leaping into the hole, the same subject as on the British Museum casket...
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Botticelli Berbera, Maria (2002). "Some Renaissance Representations of Marcus Curtius". In Enenkel, K. A. E.; de Jong, Jan L.; Landtsheer, Jeanine; et al...
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Romance in Letters from L. Manlius Piso from Palmyra, to His Friend Marcus Curtius at Rome. p. 242. Warwick Ball (2002). Rome in the East: The Transformation...
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his father Anchises from Troy on fire (wall) The martyred death of Marcus Curtius (wall) Achilles, Patroclus, Hector, Aeneas, Romulus, Caesar, Pompey...
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Cato the Younger (redirect from Marcus Porcius Cato, the Younger)
third) wife Marcia. Marcus Porcius Cato (cos. 195 BC) Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus (pr. 152 BC) Marcus Porcius Cato (cos. 118 BC) Marcus Porcius Cato (pr...
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Jerusalem. 445 BC: The Lacus Curtius is created by a lightning strike in Rome. It is consecrated by Gaius, Mettius or Marcus Curtius. 443 BC: The Roman Republic...
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Artificiosissimae Icones, 10 prints, 1581 The Dead Christ in his Mother's Lap Marcus Curtius Moses Striking the Rock, and The Resurrection of Lazarus, after Lambert...
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Culleo - praetor Curiatius Maternus - senator and poet Marcus Curtius - legendary hero Curtius Montanus - poet Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus (Cyprian)...
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question for each age to answer for itself. The Sacrificial Death of Marcus Curtius, c. 1550–1552 Juno Showering Gifts on Venetia, c. 1554–1556, Doge's...
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endowment for Hampden–Sydney College. Kirtland, p. 86, quoting Marcus Fabius and Marcus Curtius, "To Metriotes," Virginia Gazette (P&D), 12 September 1766...
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Caracalla (redirect from Marcus Aurelius Antonius Caracalla)
renamed Marcus Aurelius Antoninus at the age of seven as part of his father's attempt at union with the families of Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius...
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March 180. Marcus first ruled jointly with his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus. They shared the throne until Lucius' death in 169. Marcus was succeeded...
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format and subject matter, including Ludwig Refinger's The Martyrdom of Marcus Curtius, Melchior Feselen's The Siege of Alesia by Caesar, and the painting...
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Comic History of Rome Romulus and Remus discovered by a gentle Shepherd Marcus Curtius leaping into the Gulf Hannibal swears eternal hatred to the Romans as...
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