The castra (or forts) of ancient Rome represent the complex of camps (or barracks) that housed the various military corps located in the city of Rome. The...
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Castra Praetoria were the ancient barracks (castra) of the Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the barracks were...
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Necropolis Vatican Necropolis Meta Sudans Castra of ancient Rome Castra Nova equitum singularium Castra Peregrina Castra Praetoria Alta Semita Argiletum Clivus...
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and fortifications Castra Military engineering of ancient Rome Military establishment of the Roman kingdom Military establishment of the Roman Republic...
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"unlimited sexual license" was characteristic of ancient Rome, but sexuality was not excluded as a concern of the mos maiorum, the traditional social norms...
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Various lists regarding the political institutions of ancient Rome are presented. Each entry in a list is a link to a separate article. Categories included...
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Castra Nova equitum singularium, Castra of ancient Rome, Castra Peregrina, Castra Praetoria, Cremona, Emona, Castra Taurinorum, Placentia See also Syria...
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The music of ancient Rome was a part of Roman culture from the earliest of times. Songs (carmen) were an integral part of almost every social occasion...
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guarding the praetorium. Ancient Rome portal List of castra by province Military history of ancient Rome Outline of ancient Rome A 2nd declension neuter...
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Education in ancient Rome progressed from an informal, familial system of education in the early Republic to a tuition-based system during the late Republic...
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Republican Rome: The Army and the Allies, translated by P.J. Cuff (University of California Press, 1976), p. 26. Carlin A. Barton, The Sorrows of the Ancient Romans:...
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background of these events, see Ancient Rome and History of the Byzantine Empire. Following tradition, this timeline marks the deposition of Romulus Augustulus...
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during the founding of Rome include: Ancient Rome portal List of fiction set in ancient Rome for a comprehensive list of all works of fiction (including...
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Roman hairstyles (redirect from Hairstyles in ancient Rome)
Hairstyle fashion in Rome was ever changing, and particularly in the Roman Imperial Period there were a number of different ways to style hair. As with...
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Freeborn women in ancient Rome were citizens (cives), but could not vote or hold political office. Because of their limited public role, women are named...
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The Castra Nova equitum singularium was an ancient Roman fort in Rome housing part of the emperor's cavalry bodyguard. The site of the fort now lies beneath...
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The military history of ancient Rome is inseparable from its political system, based from an early date upon competition within the ruling elite. Two...
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Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the people of Rome as well as those...
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historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western...
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form of theatre in Rome has been linked to later, more well-known examples from the 1st century BC to the 3rd Century AD. The theatre of ancient Rome referred...
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Medicine in ancient Rome was highly influenced by ancient Greek medicine, but also developed new practices through knowledge of the Hippocratic Corpus...
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culture of ancient Rome existed throughout the almost 1,200-year history of the civilization of Ancient Rome. The term refers to the culture of the Roman...
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Prostitution in ancient Rome was legal and licensed. Men of any social status were free to engage prostitutes of either sex without incurring moral disapproval...
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Marriage in ancient Rome (conubium) was a fundamental institution of society and was used by Romans primarily as a tool for interfamilial alliances. The...
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spectacles in ancient Rome were numerous, open to all citizens and generally free of charge; some of them were distinguished by the grandeur of the stagings...
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Adoption in ancient Rome was primarily a legal procedure for transferring paternal power (potestas) to ensure succession in the male line within Roman...
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Sanitation in ancient Rome, acquired from the Etruscans, was very advanced compared to other ancient cities and provided water supply and sanitation services...
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Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless, knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for...
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The Castra Peregrina ("camp of the strangers") was a castrum (a military barracks) in Rome situated on the Caelian Hill. It was occupied by various military...
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Video of the Pantheon Pantheon Rome, Virtual Panorama and photo gallery Pantheon, article in Platner's Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome Pantheon...
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