1053x1156, 1316x1446, 182x200, 592x650, 790x867 | Head of a Roman House Offering SacrificePopular History of Rome, A (1886) A man, bare-headed and robed, pours from a two-handled jug into a lamp or jug. He is standing by a shrine. “Rome had no sacerdotal caste because the heads of each house were also the priests of the [...] Keywords: religion, spirit, people, night scenes, death, greyscale Places shown: Rome; Italy Added: 2007-03-15 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 178x200, 746x840, 994x1120 | Vanquished Army Passing Under the YokePopular History of Rome, A (1886) Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable says, in the entry for Yoke, “To pass under the yoke. To suffer the disgrace of a vanquished army. The Romans made a yoke of three spears—two upright and one r [...] Keywords: battles, ancient rome, bare feet, slaves, slavery, hemets, spears, weapons, defeat, roman soldiers, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2005-03-20 + S K L |
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1135x1290, 176x200, 638x726, 851x968 | Building A Roman TemplePopular History of Rome, A (1886) Slave labour! The men working in this illustration are scantily clad: they wear shorts or loin-cloths, and have bare backs and bare feet. An ox-driver leans with his stick against two oxen; he has a [...] Keywords: ancient rome, bare feet, slaves, slavery, animals, construction, greyscale Places shown: Italy Added: 2005-03-20 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1013x949, 1350x1265, 1800x1687, 213x200, 2250x2109, 759x711 | Combat of Gladiators with Wild AnimalsPopular History of Rome, A (1886) In the foreground, a Roman gladiator fights with a lion; he is naked from head to foot except for what look like metal underpants and a ring around his left leg, and he brandishes a short sword or dag [...] Keywords: weapons, people, nudity, animals, bare feet, lions, gladiators, battles, slaves, slavery, greyscale Places shown: Rome Added: 2007-09-03 + S K L |
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| 1280x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 319x200 | Gladiators, detailPopular History of Rome, A (1886) A detail from Combat of Gladiators with Wild Animals Keywords: people, animals, battles, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-09-03 + S K L |
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1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 319x200, 720x450, 960x600 | Christians Flung To The Wild BeastsPopular History of Rome, A (1886) A scene in the Roman Colosseum, the great theatre where the gladiators fought. But in this case a group of Christians, including men, women and children, has been made available to lions, tigers and [...] Keywords: people, animals, sporting events, religion, torture, punishments, bare feet, nudity, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-01-28 + S K L |
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