Part of ancient Roman architecture, a basin in the atrium or entrance hall of a building, to receive…
Leather thong or bandage, often covered with lead and iron, anciently worn by Roman pugilist to increase…
An ornamented series used in Greek Roman decoration, which is derived from floral forms, more especially…
This antique Roman balance from Pompeii has one pan that hangs from a rod.
(85 B.C.-42 B.C.) Brutus was a celebrated Roman who was involved in politics. He sympathized with Caesar…
A vehicle used for pleasure and war by the early Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. The vehicle…
(10 B.C.-54 A.D.) Claudius was a Roman Emperor. He accomplished many things, including the Claudian…
Diana was a goddess of the Romans. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo, and…
Escapement is a mechanical device intervening between the power and the time-measurer of a clock or…
An American Roman Catholic, prelate, born in Philadelphia, April 27, 1813; died there June 20, 1883.
Passage of the second division of the Federal Squadron past Fort St. Philip. On April 24, 1862 at three…
The Roman acanthus constitutes a type, rather than a particular form of leaf. As compared with the Greek…