There was also a wooden roof above the stage of Roman theatres that also acted as a sounding board. It wasn’t just the actors who were protected from above either, for in some Roman theatres there could also be an awning above the auditorium known as a velarium, to shield the viewers...
Custom display stand for an Indo-Persian 'Dahl' bronze shield decorated with red enamel and intricately engraved traditional designs. Custom display stand for a 1953 Chrysler New Yorker hood ornament. Custom display stand for a 17th Century, German iron ball and chain 'Stone of Atonement'. Two ...
as intarjeta de crédito(credit card). It is a diminutive oftarja[ˈtaɾxa] (tally [stick], plaque, plate, shield), which comes from Frenchtarge[taʁʒ] (targe [a small shield], buckler [a kind of shield]), from Middle Frenchtarge(round shield, targe), from Old Frenchtarge(...
"Athena of Type Parthenos", Greco-Roman marble statue C1st A.D., Musée du Louvre THE PANATHENAIA was an Athenian festival celebrated every June in honour of the goddess Athena. The Lesser Panathenaia was an annual event, while the Greater was held every four years. See also Athena ...
Alessandrello, A., et al., Measurements on radioactivity of ancient roman lead to be used as shield in searches for rare events, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B61 (1991) 106-117 Alessandrello, A., et al., Measurements of internal radioactive contamination in samples of Roman lead to be used in...
The seal with double bird's heads forming the handle, the stamp of Boeotian shield form with annular and linear designs. The seal in choice condition with original suspension ring intact. 2.4 x 2.5 inches. Rare this nice. SOLD. 10113. A SCARCE EARLY BRONZE ARROWHEAD WITH INSCRIPTION. ...
(includinghelmet, breastplate, greaves,sword,spear, and a round shield attached to the left arm by a strap), fought, at least during part of an engagement, in something likecoherentformation, each man’s sword arm being guarded by the shield of the man on his right. This last feature ...
Noun1. oil lamp- a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light kerosene lamp,kerosine lamp lamp- an artificial source of visible illumination lamp chimney,chimney- a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp Davy lamp,safety lamp- an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (me...
By the first century, with a peak population of 500,000, it was the second-largest metropolis in the western half of the Roman Empire. It was the hub of the Roman Province of Africa, one of the empire’s principal food baskets. Early Christianity also developed a stronghold in Carthage....
The entrance ramp, marked as 1 on the plan, was cleverly designed. While it was broad enough for a chariot, an attacker would have been exposed on his right side, where he carried his sword, not his shield. There were multiple heavy doors along the ramp, with plenty of room on top ...