What is known for certain is that the king alone possessed the right to the auspice on behalf of Rome as its chief augur, and no public business could be performed without the will of the gods made kn ...
According to Plutarch, Numa was the youngest of Pomponius' four sons, born on the day of Rome's founding (traditionally, 21 April 753 BC). He lived a severe life of discipline and banished all luxury ...
Unlike the later imperial fora in Rome—which were self-consciously modelled on the ancient Greek plateia (πλατε?α) public plaza or town square—the Roman Forum developed gradually, organically ...
Islamic political philosophy has a long history of opposition to absolute monarchy, notably in the work of Al-Farabi. Sharia law took precedence over the will of the ruler, and electing rulers by mean ...
The term originates as the Latin translation of Greek word politeia. Cicero, among other Latin writers, translated politeia as res publica and it was in turn translated by Renaissance scholars as repu ...
Main article: Etruscan citiesLatin and Italian names are given between parentheses:Arritim (Arretium, Arezzo)Caisra, Cisra (Caere, Cerveteri)Clevsin (Clusium, Chiusi)Curtun (Cortona)Felathri (Volaterr ...
The origins of the Etruscans are mostly lost in prehistory. Historians have no literature, no original texts of religion or philosophy; therefore, much of what is known about this civilization is deri ...
According to Roman mythology, the Palatine Hill was the location of the cave, known as the Lupercal, where Romulus and Remus were found by the she-wolf Lupa that kept them alive. According to this leg ...
Further information: Latin Rite and Western ChristianityAfter the fall of the Western Roman Empire, many Europeans held on to the "Latin" identity, more specifically, in the sense of the Romans, as me ...
Some time around 1995 archaeologists started using computer graphics to build virtual 3D models of sites such as the throne room of an ancient Assyrian palace or ancient Rome. This is done by collecti ...
Main article: History of archaeologyAntiquarians Main article: AntiquarianThe science of archaeology (from Greek ?ρχαιολογ?α, archaiologia from ?ρχα?ο?, arkhaios, "ancient" and -λο ...
The source of the Tiber consists of two springs 10 metres (33 ft) away from each other on Mount Fumaiolo. These springs are called "Le Vene." The springs are in a beech forest 1,268 metres (4,160 ft) ...
In Roman mythology, the Kingdom of Alba Longa was an ancient monarchy located in the present-day region of Latium in Italy. Its capital was Alba Longa but it included other cities such as Lavinium and ...
According to Virgil Turnus is the son of Daunus and the nymph Venilia. Prior to Aeneas' arrival in Italy, Turnus was the primary potential suitor of Lavinia, daughter of Latinus, King of the Latin peo ...
In Ursula K. Le Guin's 2008 novel Lavinia, the character of Lavinia and her relationship with Aeneas is expanded and elaborated, giving insight into the life of a king's daughter in ancient Italy. Le ...
