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Laverna was an old Italian deity, originally one of the spirits of the underworld. A cup found in an Etruscan tomb bears the inscription "Lavernai Pocolom," (cf. poculum); and in a fragment of Septimius Serenus Laverna is expressly mentioned in connection with the di inferi.
Valeria Messalina (Latin: [waˈlɛria mɛssaːˈliːna]; c. 17/20–48) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius.She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus.
Platner, Samuel Ball, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, Oxford University Press (1929) (online version) Gregorovius, Ferdinand, History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, Vol. 1, (1894) DISCRIPTIO XIIII REGIONVM VRBIS ROMÆ, Curiosum - Notitia. 4th-century descriptions of the regions of Rome and their main buildings.
The Portico Dii Consentes (Latin: Porticus Deorum Consentium; Italian: Portico degli Dei Consenti), also known as the Area of the Dii Consentes or the Harmonious Gods, is an ancient structure located at the bottom of the ancient Roman road that leads up to the Capitol in Rome, Italy.
It lists cities established and built by the ancient Romans to have begun as a colony, often for the settlement of citizens or veterans of the legions. Many Roman colonies in antiquity rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global empires.
The seventh-century BC law-text of Locrians by Zaleucus, the first written 'law code' in ancient Greece, stipulated: . A free-born woman may not be accompanied by more than one female slave, unless she is drunk; she may not leave the city during the night, unless she is planning to commit adultery; she may not wear gold jewelry or a garment with a purple border, unless she is a courtesan; and ...
Venus Obsequens ("Compliant Venus" [1]) was the first Venus for whom a shrine was built in ancient Rome. [2] [3] [4] Little is known of her cult [5] beyond the circumstances of her temple founding and a likely connection to the Vinalia Rustica, an August wine festival. [a]
The Porticus Argonautarum (Latin for the "Portico of the Argonauts"; Italian: Portico degli Argonauti), also known as the Portico of Agrippa [1] (Latin: Porticus Agrippae or Agrippiana) was a portico in ancient Rome. [2] The building was located in the Saepta Julia, [3] [4] a large square in the Campus Martius used for public comitia (assemblies).