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Encyclopedia - Ahenobarbus: Encyclopedia - Ahenobarbus
Ahenobarbus ("brazen-bearded" or "red-haired") is the name of a plebeian Roman family of the gens Domitia. The name was derived from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 17 Bc: Encyclopedia - 17 Bc
17 BC - Events. Horace's hymn the Carmen Saeculare was commissioned by the Roman emperor Augustus. 17 BC - Births. Arminius, Germa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Pharsalus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Pharsalus - Battle
Both commanders realized that if one army was able to flank the other and force them to fight on two sides, they would probably win. As s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Consul Ad 32: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Consul Ad 32 - Notable Relatives
Domitius' maternal aunts included Antonia Minor, Cleopatra Selene, Claudia Marcella Major, Claudia Marcella Minor. His maternal uncles in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Philippi: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Philippi - The First Battle Of Philippi
Antony offered battle several times, but the Liberators were not lured to leave their defensive stand. Thus, Antony tried to secretly out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Origins Duties And Development Of The Pagan Pontifices
In the Roman Republic, the Pontifex Maximus was the highest office in the polytheistic Roman religion, which was very much a state cult. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 6th Century Bc
509 Lucius Junius M.f. Brutus, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus 509 then Publius Valerius Volusi f. Publicola. (Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Origins, Duties, And Development Of The Pagan Pontifices
In the Roman Republic, the Pontifex Maximus was the highest office in the polytheistic Roman religion, which was very much a state cult. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Consul Ad 32: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Consul Ad 32 - Life Account
Domitius was thus related to several notable figures who would dominate the Roman Empire during the 1st century. Suetonius describes him ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 3rd Century Bc
300 Marcus Valerius M.f. Corvus V, Quintus Appuleius Pansa 299 Marcus Fulvius Cn.f. Paetinus, Titus Manlius T.f. Torquatus, Suffect: Marc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Philippi: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Philippi - The Second Battle
On the same day of the first battle of Philippi the Republican fleet, patrolling the Ionian Sea was able to intercept and destroy the tri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 1st Century Bc
100 Lucius Valerius Flaccus, Gaius Marius VI 99 Aulus Postumius Albinus, Marcus Antonius Orator 98 Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, Titu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 2nd Century Bc
200 Publius Sulpicius Ser.f. Galba Maximus II, Gaius Aurelius C.f. Cotta 199 Lucius Cornelius L.f. Lentulus, Publius Villius Ti.f. Tappul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Pharsalus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Pharsalus - Prelude
After Pompey and the Roman Senate fled over to Greece to avoid Caesar's invasion of Italy, they began to prepare an army to defend themse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 3rd Century Bc
300 Marcus Valerius M.f. Corvus V, Quintus Appuleius Pansa 299 Marcus Fulvius Cn.f. Paetinus, Titus Manlius T.f. Torquatus, Suff.: Marcus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Legacy
Pontifex Maximus - Christian usage. In Christian circles, when Tertullian furiously applied the term to Pope Callixtus I, with whom he ...   » Read the article