A Centurio was a low-to-middle ranking officer in charge of a "century," ideally 100 men but ranging higher and lower than that number.

Roman Centurion

A Centurio was a low-to-middle ranking officer in charge of a "century," ideally 100 men but ranging…

"Pieta, about 14th century. British museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Ivory Carving

"Pieta, about 14th century. British museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

An illustration of a macaroni and lady. A macaroni (or formerly maccaroni, in mid-18th-century England, was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected and epicene manner. The term pejoratively referred to a man who "exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion" in terms of clothes, fastidious eating and gambling.

Macaroni and Lady

An illustration of a macaroni and lady. A macaroni (or formerly maccaroni, in mid-18th-century England,…

An illustration of a 15th century mace.

15th Century Mace

An illustration of a 15th century mace.

A marriage certificate from the late 19th century.

Marriage Certificate

A marriage certificate from the late 19th century.

A marriage license from the late 19th century.

Marriage License

A marriage license from the late 19th century.