The matching cuffs included in the set complete the ensemble, making you look more like an ancient Roman or a Greek god. The costume's design is not only suitable for men but also for couples looking to dress up as a god and goddess duo. It's a perfect gift for friends or family ...
Manners and costume also helped create a Greek culture that gave additional structure to one of the greatest civilisations the earth has seen. Consequently Greece has influenced every other nation that has risen to power since. The ideas, philosophies and writings left behind by the Greeks and the...
Close attention was paid to the length of the tunic so as to make it suitable for the wearer’s rank. A typical Roman soldier’s tunic was an off-white color or dyed red with madder. 7. Helmets (Galea) The helmet, or the galea, was a crucial part of ancient Roman armory. A Roman...
The centuries took their titles from the old use of the legion drawn up in three lines of battle using three classes of soldier. (Each century would then hold a cross-section of this theoretical line, although these century titles were now essentially nominal.) Each of the three lines is t...
These small, lead-weighted darts were carried by every soldier – usually five of them in the hollow of his shield. They are named after the martiobarbuli which means “little thorns of Mars” and were mentioned by the contemporary writer Vegetius in his De re militari around late fourth ce...
complete translation into English of this unique work on dream interpretation, coming to us from an early "professional" of this ancient art. Moreover the translation has been enriched by Professor White's in depth commentary on the text and on the vast Greek and Roman culture ofArtemidorus'...
Watson, The Roman Soldier (1969, reissued 1985). An explication of a major aspect of culture may be found in the latter half of a work by a notable historian, H.I. Marrou, A History of Education in Antiquity (1956, reprinted 1982; originally published in French, 1948). Albin Lesky, ...
It is said to control our ids. When it tells us to sacrifice a Chia Pet in its honor, we do it with a grateful smile. With clay and foliage scattered on the floor, dance over it with your arms stretched out to the glowing orange mash. Listen to it coo to you, “It’s okay. ...
Manners and costume also helped create a Greek culture that gave additional structure to one of the greatest civilisations the earth has seen. Consequently Greece has influenced every other nation that has risen to power since. The ideas, philosophies and writings left behind by the Greeks and the...