Encyclopedia - Roman: Encyclopedia - Roman
Roman or Romans may refer to: History Ancient Rome Roman Kingdom (753 BC to 509 BC) Roman Republic (509 BC to 44 BC) Roman Empire (44 BC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization - Methods Of Romanization
Romanization - Transliteration. If the romanization attempts to transliterate the original script, the guiding principle is a one-to-on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization - Methods Of Romanization
Romanization - Transliteration. If the romanization attempts to transliterate the original script, the guiding principle is a one-to-on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization - Romanization Of Specific Writing Systems
Romanization - Arabic. For more detail, see Arabic transliteration The Arabic alphabet is used to write Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization - Romanization Of Specific Writing Systems
Romanization - Arabic. For more detail, see Arabic transliteration The Arabic alphabet is used to write Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Roma...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism And The Roman World
Several instances of interaction between Buddhism and the Roman world are documented by Classical and early Christian writers. Buddhism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Candle: Encyclopedia - Roman Candle
This article is about the type of fireworks. For the 1994 album by Elliott Smith, see Roman Candle (album). Roman candles are a type of f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquila Roman: Encyclopedia - Aquila Roman
The signa militaria were the Roman military ensigns or standards. The most ancient standard employed by the Romans is said to have been a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese
Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 R�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization: Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization
Chinese language    General Chinese    Singapore Mandarin For Standard Mandarin     EFEO     Gwoy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centurion Roman Army: Encyclopedia - Centurion Roman Army
A centurion (Latin: centurio; Greek: hekatontarchos) was a professional officer of the Roman army. In the Roman infantry, centurions comm...   » Read the article

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

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

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholicism In Bulgaria: Encyclopedia - Roman Catholicism In Bulgaria
Roman Catholicism in Bulgaria: Roman Catholicism is the third largest religious congregation in Bulgaria after Eastern Orthodoxy and Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concordia Roman Goddess: Encyclopedia - Concordia Roman Goddess
In Roman mythology, Concordia was the goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. Her oldest temple was on the Forum Romanu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epistle To The Romans: Encyclopedia - Epistle To The Romans
The Epistle to the Romans is one of the epistles, or letters, included in the New Testament canon of the Christian Bible. When it is clea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ala Roman Military: Encyclopedia - Ala Roman Military
An ala (Latin for wing) is a cavalry unit of the ancient Roman auxiliary forces from the 1st century up to the 4th century AD. Alae were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congregation Roman Curia: Encyclopedia - Congregation Roman Curia
A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the Roman Catholic Church government. Each is led by a prefect, who is a Cardin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman à Clef: Encyclopedia - Roman à Clef
A roman à clef or roman à clé (French for "novel with a key") is a novel describing real-life events behind a façade of fiction. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Cursive: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Cursive - Ancient Roman Cursive
Ancient Roman cursive, also called majuscule cursive and capitalis cursive, was the everyday form of handwriting used for writing letters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Ukrainian: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Ukrainian - Romanization Systems
Romanization of Ukrainian - Transliteration. Transliteration is the letter-for-letter representation of text using another writing syst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Road - The Roman Road System
Roman road - Types of Roads. Roman roads vary from simple corduroy roads to paved roads using deep roadbeds of tamped rubble as an unde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Law - The Sources Of Roman Law
Romans did not have tendency towards codified law. That is why the only codifications of Roman law are found at the beginning (Lex Duodec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Law - Divisions Of Roman Law
Roman law - Ius Civile Ius Gentium and Ius Naturale. The Ius Civile ("Citizen law") was the body of common laws that applied to Roman c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Law - Influence Of Roman Law
Roman law - Roman law in the East. In the Byzantine Empire, the codes of Justinian became the basis of legal practice. In the 9th centu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Japanese - Non-standard Romanization
In addition to the standardized systems above, there are many variations in romanization, used either for simplification, in error or con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Roman Rule Is Established
For the first twenty years, the Roman rule was oppressive, and this treatment led Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, to revolt. The Trinovante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The End Of Roman Rule
The traditional view of historians, informed by the work of Michael Rostovtzeff, was of a widespread economic decline at this time. Howev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Sub-roman Britain
Britain came under increasing pressure from barbarian attack on all sides towards the end of the 4th century, and troops were too few to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Early Roman Religion
Archaic Roman "mythology", at least concerning the gods, was made up not of narratives, but rather of complex interrelations between gods...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Decline Of The Roman Religion
The distinctions among philosophy, religion, cult and superstition that would be made by an educated Roman of the 1st century BC can be r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guangdong Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Guangdong Romanization - Hakka
The scheme for Hakka is outlined in "The Hakka Transliteration Scheme" (Simplified Chinese: 《客家话拼音方案》; Traditional Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Yale Romanization - Korean
Korean Yale was developed by Samuel E. Martin and his colleagues at Yale University, and is still used today, although mainly by linguist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Navy - History
Roman Navy - Early history. The Romans were originally a land power based in the Italian mainland, and were wary of the sea. In the Fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Yale Romanization - Korean
Korean Yale was developed by Samuel E. Martin and his colleagues at Yale University, and is still used today, although mainly by linguist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guangdong Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Guangdong Romanization - Cantonese
The scheme for Standard Cantonese is outlined in "The Cantonese Transliteration Scheme" (Simplified Chinese: 《广州话拼音方案》;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Surface: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Surface - Structure Of The Roman Surface
The Roman surface has four bulbous "lobes", each one on a different corner of a tetrahedron. A Roman surface can be constructed by splici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hepburn Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Hepburn Romanization - Features Of Hepburn Romanization
The main feature of Hepburn is that its spelling is based on English phonology. More technically, where syllables constructed systematica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Engineering - Materials
The most common materials used were brick, cement and marble. Brick came in many different shapes. Curved bricks were used to build colum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Yale Romanization - Mandarin
Mandarin Yale was developed to prepare American soldiers to communicate with their Chinese allies on the battlefield. Rather than try to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Yale Romanization - Cantonese
Unlike the Mandarin Yale romanization, Cantonese Yale is still widely used in books and dictionaries for Standard Cantonese, especially f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guangdong Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Guangdong Romanization - Teochew
The scheme for the Teochew dialect of Min Nan is outlined in "The Teochew Transliteration Scheme" (Simplified Chinese: 《潮州话拼音...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Yale Romanization - Mandarin
Mandarin Yale was developed to prepare American soldiers to communicate with their Chinese allies on the battlefield. Rather than try to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yale Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Yale Romanization - Cantonese
Unlike the Mandarin Yale romanization, Cantonese Yale is still widely used in books and dictionaries for Standard Cantonese, especially f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The Legacy
During their occupation of Britain, the Romans built an extensive network of roads, many of which are still in use today. The Romans also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Symbols
From 104 BC onwards, each legion used an aquila (eagle) as its standard symbol. The symbol was carried by an officer known as aquilifer, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Religion
Religion in Roman Britain consisted originally of pagan worship. A common element was the conflation of Roman gods and local Iron Age dei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Japanese - History
The earliest Japanese romanization system was based on the Portuguese language and its alphabet. It was developed around 1548 by a Japane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Numerals: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Numerals - Table Of Roman Numerals
The "modern" Roman numerals, post-Victorian era, are shown below: An accurate way to write large numbers in Roman numerals is to handle f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Organization
In the Republic, legions had an ephemeral existence. Except for Legio I to IV, which were the consular army (two per consul), other units...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Symbols
From 104 BC onwards, each legion used an aquila (eagle) as its standard symbol. The symbol was carried by an officer known as aquilifer, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Numerals: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Numerals - Year In Roman Numerals
In seventeenth century Europe, using Roman numerals for the year of publication for books was standard; there were many other places it w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Republic - History Of The Roman Republic
Roman Republic - The legendary founding of Rome — 753 BC. The origins and early history of Rome are very uncertain. While there are q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Organization
In the Republic, legions had an ephemeral existence. Except for Legio I to IV, which were the consular army (two per consul), other units...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Empire - Legacy Of The Roman Empire
Several states claiming to be the Roman Empire's successor arose, before as well as after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Assemblies: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Assemblies - Senate
Although the permanent Roman Senate passed senatus consulta ("the senate's advice") recommending laws and measures, these were comparable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Hebrew: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Hebrew - Standards
National: Rules of Transcription: Romanization of Hebrew. Academy of the Hebrew Language, 1957. Updated and augmented with a simplified v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catechism: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catechism - Content
The Council intended the projected Catechism to be the Church's official manual of popular instruction. The seventh canon, "De Reformatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Holiday - Plot
Princess Ann is a royal princess and heir to the throne of an unnamed country. She is officially touring several European capitals, and s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Japanese - Modern Systems
Romanization of Japanese - Hepburn. Main articles: Hepburn romanization, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor - Overview
There was no constitutional office of "Roman Emperor" (the first person actually to bear that title was Michael I Rhangabes in the early ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Polanski: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Polanski - Biography
Roman Polanski - Early life. Raymond Roman Polański was born in Paris, France as Rajmund Liebling to Ryszard Polański (aka Ryszard Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Japanese - Kana Without Romanized Forms
There is no generally accepted form of romanization for some forms of kana. In particular there is no form of romanization for full-sized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Dmowski: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Dmowski - Biography
Born in the partioned Poland, as a student he became active in the "Zet" Polish Youth Association (Związek Młodzieży Polskiej "Zet"), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Ukrainian: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Ukrainian - Conventional Romanization Of Proper Names
In many publications, especially in English-language journalism, it is common to use a simplified system of transliteration, one that str...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Ingarden: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Ingarden - Works
Ingarden was a realist phenomenologist, but did not accept Husserl's transcendental idealism. His training was phenomenological, nonethel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Road - Construction Of A Road
Roman road - The Team. The distinction between staff and line officers applied to the Roman army as well. Among the staff officers were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Numerals: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Numerals - Zero
In general, the number zero did not have its own Roman numeral, but the concept of zero as a number was well known by all medieval comput...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Senate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Senate - Authority
The sum total of the Roman population was divided into two classes, the Senate and the Roman People (as seen in the famous abbreviation S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Abacus: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Abacus - Layout
The Late Roman abacus shown here as a reconstruction contains seven longer and seven shorter grooves used for whole number counting, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Holiday - Miscellaneous
One of the most famous scenes in the movie is when Gregory Peck puts his hand into the "Mouth of Truth", a stone face in Rome that legend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Ingarden: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Ingarden - Life
Born on February 5, 1893 in Kraków, as an Austrian subject during Austria'a last occupation of Southern Poland, he initially studied mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epistle To The Romans: Encyclopedia Ii - Epistle To The Romans - Content
The main theme of the letter is the gospel of Jesus Christ (1:16–17). Paul argues that all humanity is guilty and accountable to God fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epistle To The Romans: Encyclopedia Ii - Epistle To The Romans - History
It was probably written at Corinth or possibly in nearby Cenchrea. Phoebe (16:1) of Cenchrea, the Aegean port of Corinth, conveyed it to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Legionary Officers
The following list describes the system of officers which developed within the legions from the Marian reforms (104 BC) until the militar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Life In The Legions
Roman legion - Discipline. The military discipline of the legions was quite harsh. Regulations were strictly enforced, and a broad arra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Curia: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Curia - Structure
The following organs or charges, according to the official website of the Holy See ([1]), compose the Curia: The Secretariat of State (V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Engineering - Use Of Water
Three hundred million gallons of water were brought into Rome by 14 different aqueducts each day. Per capita water usage in Rome matched ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Japanese - Modern Systems
Romanization of Japanese - Hepburn. The Revised Hepburn system of romanization uses a macron to indicate some long vowels, and an apost...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Marian Legions
In the late republic, the cohort of which there were six to ten, became the basic tactical unit of the legions. The cohort was composed o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Later History
Throughout the history of Rome's Late Republic and Imperial era, the legions played an important political role. Their actions could secu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hepburn Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Hepburn Romanization - Standard Variants Of Hepburn Romanization
There are three standard variants of Hepburn romanization. The first is traditional Hepburn, which renders long vowels and syllabic n in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Absorption Of Other Religions
Etruscan mythology provided the context out of which Roman culture and religious beliefs evolved. Early in the history of the Roman Repub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Calendar - Years
In the Roman Republic, the years were not counted. Instead they were named after the consuls who were in power at the beginning of the ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Town And Country
A number of important settlements were founded by the Romans, during their occupation of Britain. Many of which still survive. Cities and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Trade And Industry
By the time of the Roman occupation, Britain's tin exports to the Mediterranean had been largely eclipsed by the more convenient supply f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Mythology - Native Roman And Italic Gods
The Roman ritual practice of the official priesthoods clearly distinguishes two classes of gods, the di indigetes and the de novensides o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallo-roman Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallo-roman Culture - Gallo-roman Sites
At Périgueux, France, a luxurious Roman villa called the Domus of Vesunna, built round a garden courtyard surrounded by a colonnaded per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Legionary Officers
The following list describes the system of officers which developed within the legions from the Marian reforms (104 BC) until the militar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Life In The Legions
Roman legion - Discipline. The military discipline of the legions was quite harsh. Regulations were strictly enforced, and a broad arra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Government Of Britannia
Under the Roman Empire, administration of peaceful provinces was ultimately the remit of the Senate but those like Britain that required ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equestrian Roman: Encyclopedia Ii - Equestrian Roman - Origins
Before the Middle Ages, most armies were largely composed of infantry. Horsemen were used as advance scouts, small fast raiding parties, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Marian Legions
In the late republic, the cohort of which there were six to ten, became the basic tactical unit of the legions. The cohort was composed o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Legion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Legion - Later History
Throughout the history of Rome's Late Republic and Imperial era, the legions played an important political role. Their actions could secu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The Third Century
The death of Commodus put into motion a series of events which eventually led to civil war. Following the short reign of Pertinax, severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The Fourth Century
Constantius Chlorus returned to Britain in 306, aiming to invade northern Britain. The province's defences had been rebuilt in the preced...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman And Byzantine Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman And Byzantine Greece - Roman Greece
The Greek peninsula became a Roman protectorate in 146 BC, and the Aegean islands were added to this territory in 133. Athens and other G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Dictator: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Dictator - Establishment And History
On the establishment of the Roman republic the government of the state was entrusted to two consuls, that the citizens might be the bette...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Dictator: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Dictator - Establishment And History
On the establishment of the Roman republic the government of the state was entrusted to two consuls, that the citizens might be the bette...   » Read the article