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Roman military tombstones

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"Inscription and Sculpture: the Construction of Identity in the Military Tombstones of Roman Mainz", in Oliver, G.J. (ed.), The Epigraphy of Death: Studies...

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Roman cavalry

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such as mausoleums, columns, arches and Roman military tombstones. The earliest extant representations of Roman cavalrymen are found on a few coins dated...

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Rufus Sita Tombstone

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John. The Roman Era in Britain. London: Methuen, 1911, pp. 150-152. Free download here. Anderson, Alastair Scott. Roman Military Tombstones. Aylesbury:...

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Roman funerary practices

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the death could be commemorated with a cenotaph. Epitaphs on Roman military tombstones usually give the soldier's name, his birthplace, rank and unit...

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Tiberius Julius Abdes Pantera

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railroad in Bingerbrück in Germany, tombstones for nine Roman soldiers were accidentally discovered. One of the tombstones was that of Tiberius Julius Abdes...

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Imperial Roman army

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Imperial Roman army was the military land force of the Roman Empire from 27 BC to 476 AD, and the final incarnation in the long history of the Roman army...

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Roman numerals

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in formal letters and official documents, but also on tombstones). The month is written in Roman numerals, while the day is in Arabic numerals: "4.VI.1789"...

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Castra

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In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word castrum (pl.: castra) was a military-related term. In Latin usage, the singular form castrum...

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Auxilia

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a Roman army's cavalry was provided by Rome's regular Italian allies (socii), commonly known as the "Latin" allies, which made up the Roman military confederation...

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Eboracum

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tombstones to represent an aspirational image of the deceased in the afterlife, reclining on a couch and being served food and wine. The tombstones of...

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Roman funerary art

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military legions. For men who died in battle, the erection of ornate tombstones was a final attempt at Romanization. Reliefs on auxiliary tombstones often...

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Deva Victrix

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built-up areas. The Grosvenor Museum has over 150 tombstones, the largest collection of Roman tombstones from a single site in Britain. Most of them were...

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Baldric

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baldric may fill a ceremonial role rather than a practical one. Most Roman tombstones in the third century had depictions of white baldrics. One end of the...

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Roman sculpture

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more idealized statues of Roman emperors became ubiquitous, particularly in connection with the state religion of Rome. Tombstones of even the modestly rich...

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Titus Flavius Rufus

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of Titus, of the (voting) tribe Pupinia, was a Roman Centurion in several legions. During his military career, he was promoted from miles in urban cohorts...

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Glossary of ancient Roman religion

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ancient Roman religion was highly specialized. Its study affords important information about the religion, traditions and beliefs of the ancient Romans. This...

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Marcus Caelius

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Privatus and Thiaminus; both of whom perished with the Roman baggage train in the battle. The tombstone's lower left corner is damaged, but enough survives...

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Late Roman army

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already Roman citizens by then). In addition, there was a huge reduction in the number of tombstones, altars and other dedications by Roman servicemen...

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Scale armour

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frequent occurrence on the grave monuments of the German frontier. On two tombstones of the Sertorii at Verona (one that of a centurion, the other that of...

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Attacotti

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people first recorded as raiding Roman Britain between 364 and 368, alongside the Scoti, Picts, Saxons, Roman military deserters and the indigenous Britons...

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Demography of the Roman Empire

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sources used for population reconstructions include cemetery skeletons, Roman tombstones in North Africa, and an annuities table known as "Ulpian's life table"...

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German Jewish military personnel of World War I

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An estimated 100,000 German Jewish military personnel served in the German Army during World War I, of whom 12,000 were killed in action. The Iron Cross...

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Israeli razing of cemeteries and necroviolence against Palestinians

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bodies were "removed, dismembered, and looted, along with some of the tombstones". Sheikh Shaaban Cemetery in Palestine Square, Gaza City (17–20 December...

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History of Jerusalem

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1949. Jordan permitted the paving of new roads in the cemetery, and tombstones were used for paving in Jordanian army camps. The Cave of Shimon the Just...

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Coins for the dead

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on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021. "What do coins on military tombstones mean?". ABC, Inc. WLS-TV Chicago. 28 May 2017. Archived from the...

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Carthage

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Roman Republic during the Third Punic War in 146 BC. It was re-developed a century later as Roman Carthage, which became the major city of the Roman Empire...

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