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- Parthian Invasion, 40 BC
Antiochia ad Orontem as it appears on the Tabula Peutingeriana a map of ancient Roman roads ( cursus throne at his feet: An interesting coin from 40 BC and an illustration of one of the challenges in ancient - giving an unusual top bar.
- Selene, Moon Goddess
The ancient Romans, celebrated a feast on March 31st, in the Temple of Luna on the Aventine Hill to honor -Herodotus, The Histories, 1.131 In the ancient city of Ur, Babylonia, the moon god Nanna was worshiped Additional references: Adam Stone, 'Nanna/Suen/Sin (god)' , Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses , The Bull and its Two Masters: Moon and Storm Deities in Relation to the Bull in Ancient Near Eastern
- Pyrrhic Victories and Battle Elephants
A great but not lasting victory for Carthage - see this concise timeline on ancient.eu. References Asian Elephants in Europe – has a short summary of ancient view of elephants with Pliny misconceptions as well Ancient History Encyclopedia - Pyrrhus Plutarch Lives, Pyrrhus Elephants in Painting Wikipedia
- The Cimbrian War
Lessons from ancient Rome appear to me to be no less relevant, 2000 years later, to policy debates and Although by ancient standards we have solved some of the epic challenges of hunger, disease, and war, The coin is an ancient fact, the history of its context is harder, perhaps impossible to see perfectly
- Alexandria ad Issum
Each week, these notes share an ancient coin, context for the coin, relevant art, modern references and ancient sources. The coins range from beautiful works of ancient art to readily available and common coins that are no century portraits include the faces of contemporary Venetians the architecture is more Venitian that ancient The Battlefield Location Kinet Höyük is the modern town in Türkiye where the ancient harbor town of Issos
- Reading Arabic Coins
In theory the inscriptions in the 5 vanes should be (from top, counterclockwise, the missing vane in ĀḲ ḲOYŪNLŪ DYNASTIES. ” The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society , vol. 10
- Caracalla's Parthian Campaign
History, Archaeology & Numismatics of Ancient Cyprus . Ake‑Ptolemais is the ancient name for the city located at today’s Acre (Hebrew: Akko; Arabic: Akka) on
- The Chariot of Victory
Aurora" by Guido Reni 1886 In 1637, Francescus Junius published "De Pictvra Vetervm Libri Tres" (Of Ancient He spoke from experience having decorated the outside of his home with images of ancient painters at For another image of Nike (Victory) in quadriga see GettyImages: Scene from ancient Greek vase with Heracles
- Laϊs of Corinth
surprising in these notes pages that Lais of Corinth attracted my interest because of the reverse of an ancient contributions to modern science, philosophy....as always, the wandering did eventually return to the ancient References (in addition to those cited in line) Space, Place, and Landscape in Ancient Greek Literature Forum Ancient Coins, Corinth, Coins, and Cults, NumisWiki .
- A Digital Plate Coin
As we don't have ancient written sources, emissions are subjective classifications by scholars who specialize
- Perseus, St. Paul, and Antoninus Pius
In 25 BC Augustus established a colony in Lycaonia by setting aside a portion of the ancient city of Francis Hill’s “ Catalogue Of The Greek Coins Of Lycaonia Isauria And Cilicia ” (1900): and in Lindgren's Ancient
- Roman Provinces & Corruption
Gate to the agora (assembly place) of ancient Kibyra I think it is only fair to offer caution that this thread wanders a bit far from the coin, from provincial Phrygia to ancient Rome, from the Roman republic from Kibyra I've had a bit of writer's block recently, after a burst of effort to put my "Notes on Ancient It could seat ~10,000 people - a sizable ancient stadium. Excavation began in AD 2006.












