The seaside portico, or stoa, stretches 130 feet (40 meters) across with seven rooms inside, each bearing the distinct architectural touches of their ancient shop owners, the site's excavators say.
In ancient Rome, property owners were responsible for cleaning the streets fronting their property.
It is respectful of the cultural, functional, technological, and social history of the neighbourhood, allowing, as well as it is possible, and at least in part, the ancient inhabitants and owners to keep their houses while (and after) upgrading them.
Dominus, plural Domini, in ancient Rome, "master," or "owner," particularly of slaves.
The tomb, opened in 2008 by archaeologists at Magdeburg Cathedral, carries the inscription "EDIT REGINE CINERES HIC SARCOPHAGVS HABET... ...... (the remains of Queen Eadgyth are in this sarcophagus...), and scientific tests on the bones inside have confirmed their owner's ancient identity.
Linoff: Once upon a time and this is a rosy view of the ancient world the hardware store owner knew you.
This Robin is no socialist bandit practicing freelance wealth redistribution, but rather a manly libertarian rebel striking out against high taxes and a big government scheme to trample the ancient liberties of property owners and provincial nobles.
It revives the ancient tradition of autocratic owners putting their names on their fields — Briggs, Comiskey, Shibe, Crosley and, a name that causes me to weep copious tears into my laptop, Ebbets.
In the 20th century several changes took place, with the Ballroom becoming a cinema, until the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings became the owners in 1931.
One time I saw him staring at the owner of an ancient Buick the color of vanilla pudding.
