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Miróbriga
''Mirobriga'' or ''Mirobriga of the Celts'' (''Mirobrigensis qui celtici cognominantur - Plin. Nat. IV 118'') was an ancient town in the westernmost part of Lusitania during the Iron Age and Roman Times that was mentioned by Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy. Despite some debate, the city is generally associated with the archaeological site of ''Castelo Velho de Santiago do Cacém'' (''Herdade dos Chão Salgados'') located near the village and civil parish of Santiago do Cacém, in the municipality of the same name in the south-west of Portugal. The ruins were first mentioned by André de Resende in the 16th century, who also made the association with the toponym. The site is also known as Roman ruins of Mirobriga and Roman city of Mirobriga. Archeology revealed that the site has been occupied since the Iron Age, at least since the 5th/4th century BCE, but possibly going back to the 9th century BCE, by Proto-Indo-Europeans. With the Roman colonization came the need to administrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus (building)
A ancient Rome, Roman circus (from the Classical Latin, Latin word that means "circle") was a large open-air venue used mainly for chariot racing, chariot races, although sometimes serving other purposes. It was similar to the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek hippodrome. Along with Roman theatre (structure), theatres and Roman amphitheatre, amphitheatres, circuses were one of the main entertainment venues at the time. Similar buildings, called ''stadium, stadia'' were used for Panhellenic Games, Greek-style athletics particularly in the eastern, Greek speaking, part of the empire, but these were typically smaller than circuses. According to Edward Gibbon the Roman people, at the start of the 5th century AD: Architectural design The performance space of the Roman circus was normally, despite its name, an oblong rectangle of two linear sections of race track, separated by a median strip running along the length of about two thirds the track, joined at one end with a semicircular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Do Cacém (parish)
Santiago do Cacém () is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749, in an area of 1059.69 km2. The present mayor is Álvaro Beijinha, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is July 25. Places of interest *Harmonia Society *Park Rio da Figueira * Miróbriga Ruins * Castelo de Santiago do Cacém * Santiago do Cacém Railway Station Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Abela * Alvalade * Cercal do Alentejo * Ermidas-Sado * Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra * Santo André * São Domingos e Vale de Água * São Francisco da Serra Climate Gallery Image:Church Alentejo-Portugal.jpg, A local church depicting southern Portugal's typical charm. Image:Mirobriga.jpg, A local windmill. Image:São Bartolomeu da Serra - Igreja.jpg, Another local church. Image:Old Santiago do Cacem Railway Station.jpg, The local train station. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celts
The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apogee of their influence and territorial expansion during the 4th century BC, extending across the length of Europe from Britain to Asia Minor."; . "[T]he Celts, were Indo-Europeans, a fact that explains a certain compatibility between Celtic, Roman, and Germanic mythology."; . "The Celts and Germans were two Indo-European groups whose civilizations had some common characteristics."; . "Celts and Germans were of course derived from the same Indo-European stock."; . "Celt, also spelled Kelt, Latin Celta, plural Celtae, a member of an early Indo-European people who from the 2nd millennium bce to the 1st century bce spread over much of Europe." in Europe and Anatolia, identified by their use of Celtic languages and other cultural similarities.. "C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirobriga , the site of Roman ruins near Santiago do Cacém, Portugal
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Mirobriga may refer to: * The ancient Celtic name of the modern town of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain * Miróbriga ''Mirobriga'' or ''Mirobriga of the Celts'' (''Mirobrigensis qui celtici cognominantur - Plin. Nat. IV 118'') was an ancient town in the westernmost part of Lusitania during the Iron Age and Roman Times that was mentioned by Pliny the Elder and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusitania
Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province encompassing most of modern-day Portugal (south of the Douro River) and a large portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and Province of Salamanca). Romans named the region after the Lusitanians, an Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European tribe inhabiting the lands. The capital Emerita Augusta was initially part of the Roman Republic province of Hispania Ulterior before becoming a province of its own during the Roman Empire. After Romans arrived in the territory during the 2nd century BC, a Lusitanian War, war with Lusitanian tribes ensued between 155 and 139 BC, with the Roman province eventually established in 27 BC. In modern parlance, ''Lusitania'' is often synonymous with Portugal, despite the province's capital being located in modern Mérida, Spain. Etymology The etymology of the name of the Lusitanians, Lusitani (who gave the Roman province its name) remains unclear. Popular etymology connected the name to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André De Resende
André de Resende ( –1573) was a Portuguese humanist Dominican friar, classical scholar, poet, and antiquarian. Resende is regarded as the father of archeology in Portugal. Early life and travels Resende was born c. 1498 in Évora, the son of Pêro Vaz de Resende and Ângela Leonor de Góis. After his father died, he entered the local Dominican Order at the age of ten or twelve. Education Resende spent much of his youth traveling through Spain, France, and the Low Countries. In Spain, he attended the universities of Salamanca and Alcalá de Henares, studying Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. In France, he received theological training in Paris, Marseille, and Aix, becoming archdeacon of St. Maxime-les-Baumes. In the late 1520s and early 1530s, Resende resided in Belgium, specifically the cities of Leuven and Brussels. He continued his education in Leuven, developing close ties with his Latin professor, Conrad Goclenius, a close friend of Erasmus. Goclenius helped Resende publish h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Architecture
Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical ancient Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but was different from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style. The two styles are often considered one body of classical architecture. Roman architecture flourished in the Roman Republic and to an even greater extent under the Empire, when the great majority of surviving buildings were constructed. It used new materials, particularly Roman concrete, and newer technologies such as the arch and the dome to make buildings that were typically strong and well engineered. Large numbers remain in some form across the former empire, sometimes complete and still in use today. Roman architecture covers the period from the establishment of the Roman Republic in 509 BC to about the 4th century AD, after which it becomes reclassified as Late Antique or Byzantine architecture. Few substantial examples survive from before about 100 BC, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocaust
A hypocaust () is a system of central heating in a building that produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room, and may also warm the walls with a series of pipes through which the hot air passes. This air can warm the upper floors as well. The word derives from Ancient Greek ''hupó'' and ''kaustós'' (compare '' caustic''). The earliest reference to such a system suggests that the Temple of Ephesus in 350 BC was heated in this manner, although Vitruvius attributes its invention to Sergius Orata in c. 80 BC. Its invention improved the hygiene and living conditions of citizens, and was a forerunner of modern central heating. Roman operation Hypocausts were used for heating hot baths and other public buildings in ancient Rome. They were also used in private homes. It was considered proper and necessary by the wealthier merchant class for their villas, throughout the Roman Empire. The ruins of Roman hypocausts have been found throughout Europe (for example in It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
