The great 12th-century Roman d'Alexandre, a roman d'antiquité based on and developing the early Greek romance of Alexander the Great (the Alexander romance), was begun in the first years of the century by Alberic de Briançon and later continued by other poets.
In Palladio's architectural treatises he followed the principles defined by the Roman architect Vitruvius and his 15th-century disciple Leon Battista Alberti, who adhered to principles of classical Roman architecture based on mathematical proportions rather than the rich ornamental style also characteristic of the Renaissance.
Her doctoral thesis was a study of Roman religion based on the letters of Cicero.
"Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity," an exhibition at Harvard's Arthur M. Sackler Museum, displays more than a dozen reconstructions of Greek and Roman sculptures based on their work.
The gigantic work of reorganization that he carried out in every field of Roman life and throughout the entire empire not only transformed the decaying republic into a new, monarchic regime with many centuries of life ahead of it but also created a durable Roman peace, based on easy communications and flourishing trade.
In performances at 8 tonight and Friday and at 2 30 p.m. Sunday, this one-act opera buffa will be presented by the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater on a double bill with the New York premiere of Robert Ward's "Roman Fever," based on an Edith Wharton story.
In 1583 he published a major study on the ancient Roman army, based on his reading of Polybius, Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, following it up a decade later with a two-volume comparison of ancient Roman military tactics and strategies with those of his own day, probably in attempt to encourage an improvement in Italian military standing.
Death and the Maiden, the 1994 film by director Roman Polanski, based on the play by Chilean playwright, Ariel Dorfman.
There is speculation that it may lie on the site of a Roman building, based on excavations to the south of the house in 1961/62.
In 1613 Sigismund III Vasa reached an understanding with Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, based on which both sides agreed to cooperate and mutually provide assistance in suppressing internal rebellions.
