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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Walls of Signia
Walls of Signia. The colony of Signia was said to have been founded by the last Tarquin; but its possession was lost in the early years of the republic. -Allen, 1890
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Unesco: Turkmenistan: Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa consist of two tells of Old and New Nisa, indicating the site of one of the earliest and most important cities of the Parthian Empire, a major power from the mid 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD. They...
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Unesco: Spain: Archaeological Ensemble of Merida
The colony of Augusta Emerita, which became present-day Merida in Estremadura, was founded in 25 B.C. at the end of the Spanish Campaign and was the capital of Lusitania. The well-preserved remains of the old city include, in particular,...
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Eternal Egypt: Nero
Nero (37-68) was the fifth of the Roman emperors. He ascended the throne as Claudius adopted son. Under the influence of his mentor, the philosopher Seneca, Nero commenced his reign with a series of reforming edicts. However he was only...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: The City of Constantinople (Byzantium)
Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christian empire, see Christendom, successor to ancient Greece and Rome. Throughout the Middle Ages Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city, known as the Queen of Cities...