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Mathematical Discussion in Ancient Greece
Artist's impressions of a discussion of geometric concepts between citizens in ancient Greece. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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Gorgias' On Nature (On the Non-Existent)
Gorgias of Leontini (l. c. 427 BCE) was a famous Greek Sophist who claimed that nothing exists and, even if it does, its nature cannot be understood and, even if it could be, one is not able to communicate that understanding to another person...
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The Lindow Man
The Lindow Man, dated to between 2 BCE and 119 CE and found in a peat bog in Chesire, England in 1984.
Now on display in the British Museum.
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Section of the Sweet Track
Section of the "Sweet Track" walkway now in the British Museum.
From England - 3807/3806 BCE
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The Parthian - Ancient Rome Live
The Parthian (from Parthia, whose empire essentially substituted the earlier Persian Empire from 247 BCE- 224 CE), in Roman art is depicted to show the Roman foe from Parthia in a submissive light, kneeling or with hands held together...
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Imperial Rostra - Ancient Rome Live
The imperial rostra was created by Julius Caesar and expanded by Augustus. It the speaker's platform in the forum, originally a curved wall portion of the round Comitium, decoded with bronze ship rams after a naval victory in 338 BCE. Augustus...
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Campus Martius - Ancient Rome Live (AIRC)
The Campus Martius is the massive flood plain defined by the massive curve of the Tiber River that stretches from above Piazza del Popolo to beyond the Tiber Island, roughly over a square mile. This flood plain was a place of exercise and...
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Capitoline Insula - Ancient Rome Live
Insula (plural: insulae) was an ancient Latin term for a city block, but it was also the name of a type of tenement building common in ancient Roman cities. These cramped, often haphazardly constructed buildings usually had lower levels made...
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Baths of Nero - Ancient Rome Live
A reconstructed history of the sprawling, opulent bathhouses constructed by the Roman emperor Nero (r. 54 - 68 CE). This content is brought to you by The American Institute for Roman Culture (AIRC), a 501(C)3 US Non-Profit Organization.
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Roman Bridges (General) - Ancient Rome Live
The Romans employed the arch in the construction of their bridges to span the Tiber River, approximately 100 m wide. The actual arches were composed of voussoir blocks typically faced in ashlar blocks (tuff, travertine) with a concrete rubble...