Little do we find any Phoenician architecture or plastic art at all comparable even to those of Italy, to say nothing of the lands where art was native. Theodor Mommsen architectureartcomparable Change image and share on social
To acquire possession of Latium was of the most decisive importance to Etruria, which was separated by the Latins alone from the Volscian towns that were dependent on it and from its possessions in Campania. Theodor Mommsen acquirecampaniadecisive share on social
For a whole generation after the battle of Pydna, the Roman state enjoyed a profound calm, scarcely varied by a ripple here and there on the surface. Theodor Mommsen battlecalmenjoy Change image and share on social
About the time of the expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome, the Etruscan power had reached its height. Theodor Mommsen etruscanexpulsionheight Change image and share on social
Individual tribes or, in other words, races or stocks, are the constituent elements of the earliest history. Theodor Mommsen constituentearlyelement Change image and share on social
When the Romans in the last age of the republic came into immediate contact with Iran as a consequence of the occupation of Syria, they found in existence the Persian empire regenerated by the Parthians. Theodor Mommsen ageconsequencecontact share on social
The defeat of the Augustan policy, as the peace with Maroboduus and the sufferance of the Teutoburg disaster may well be termed, was hardly a victory of the Germans. Theodor Mommsen augustandefeatdisaster Change image and share on social
