Curule — Cu rule (k[=u] r[udd]l), a. [L. curulis, fr. currus a chariot: cf. F. curule.] 1. Of or pertaining to a chariot. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries; pertaining to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… … Universalium
Roman censor — A Censor was a magistrate of high rank in the ancient Roman Republic. This position (called censura) was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government s finances.The censors… … Wikipedia
History of the chair — The chair is of extreme antiquity, although for many centuries and indeed for thousands of years it was an article of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use. “The chair” is still extensively used as the emblem of authority in… … Wikipedia
Gladiator — For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). Part of the Zliten mosaic from Libya (Leptis Magna), about 2nd century CE. It shows (left to right) a thraex fighting a murmillo, a hoplomachus standing with another murmillo (who is signaling his… … Wikipedia
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica — Denarius of Metellus Scipio with elephant skin headgear to represent African imperium (47 46 BC). Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica (ca. 100/98 BC – 46 BC), in modern scholarship often as Metellus Scipio, was a Roman consul and… … Wikipedia
interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… … Universalium
Novus homo — Homo novus (or: novus homo, Latin for new man ; plural homines novi) was the term in ancient Rome for a man who was the first in his family to serve in the Roman Senate or, more specifically, to be elected as consul. When a man entered public… … Wikipedia
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior — (M. Fulvius M. f. Ser. n. Nobilior), Roman general, a member of one of the most important families of the patrician Fulvius gens.He started his political career as curule aedile in 195 BC. When praetor (193 BC) he served with distinction in Spain … Wikipedia
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior (consul 189 BC) — For other people named Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, see Marcus Fulvius Nobilior (consul 159 BC). Marcus Fulvius Nobilior (M. Fulvius M. f. Ser. n. Nobilior), Roman general, a member of one of the most important families of the patrician Fulvius gens … Wikipedia
