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... Emperor Augustus succeeded in establishing the principle of the Emperor's di- vinity , and of his total power both temporal and spiritual . The establishment of this tenet of belief was one of the fundamen- tal reasons for the Emperors ...
... Emperor Augustus succeeded in establishing the principle of the Emperor's di- vinity , and of his total power both temporal and spiritual . The establishment of this tenet of belief was one of the fundamen- tal reasons for the Emperors ...
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... Emperor in 113 AD to commemorate his victory over the Dacians ; the spiral relief depicts his campaigns . Originally crowned with Trajan's statue it was replaced by that of St Peter . 20. TRAJAN'S FORUM . The last and most splendid of ...
... Emperor in 113 AD to commemorate his victory over the Dacians ; the spiral relief depicts his campaigns . Originally crowned with Trajan's statue it was replaced by that of St Peter . 20. TRAJAN'S FORUM . The last and most splendid of ...
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... Emperor Titus , who completed it only eight years later in 80 AD , were both members of the Flavian dynasty . At the ... Emperors Vespasian and Titus , it was opened in 80 AD and could accommodate 56,000 spectators who watched fights of ...
... Emperor Titus , who completed it only eight years later in 80 AD , were both members of the Flavian dynasty . At the ... Emperors Vespasian and Titus , it was opened in 80 AD and could accommodate 56,000 spectators who watched fights of ...
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1st century BC 2nd century 4th century BC altar ancient Apollo apse artist Augustus Baroque basilica Borghese bronze building built Capitol Caravaggio Cardinal CASTEL SANT'ANGELO Castor and Pollux catacombs ceiling centre Christ Christian church Circus Maximus COLOSSEUM columns constructed decorated designed Emperor Empire entrance Etruscan excavations facade fountains fresco Gallery Gian Lorenzo Bernini Hadrian Holy Imperial interior Italy Jacopo Torriti Julius Caesar Last Judgement later Madonna and Child marble masterpiece mausoleum metres Michelangelo monumental mosaic Moses Museum of Roman nave obelisk Old St Peter's painted palaces Palatine Palazzo dei Conservatori Pantheon papacy Paul Perugino Piazza Pietro Pinacoteca pope Porta portrait Raphael reconstructed Renaissance represents Revine Roma Roman Civilisation Roman copy ROMAN FORUM Rome saints Santa Maria Maggiore scene seven hills Sistine Chapel Sixtus St John Lateran ST PETER'S SQUARE statue Temple of Vesta Tiber Island Titus tomb Trajan's vault victory Villa Virgin wall