In ancient Rome, Pontifex Maximus was the title given to the high priest or chief priest at the head of the Pontifical College of Priests.
Pontifex Maximus. Roman high priest of antiquity. Collegium Pontificum.
Category: Ancient
Buddhist charm for ending drought. Chinese superstition.
The annexed is a Buddhist prayer-charm.
When the country has suffered from prolonged drought, Buddhist priests offer prayer, and perform the ceremony
Taoist protective formulas against house fires in ancient China.
These charms are employed by Taoist priests, Tao-shi, who use them for the purpose of informing “Yen-li” the God of Fire, that such a family has suffered from a conflagration.
Assyrian and Persian Art. Examples of Decoration, Ornamentation.
Assyrian and Persian Art of Nineveh and Persepolis. Painted sculptures. Enamelled bricks. Various specimens. Paintings and Restorations.
Ancient Greece. Table manners. Meals, Banquet, Table Equipment.
Banquet with hetaera and dancers. Drinking vessels: Rhyton. Drinking horns. The Kylix, Kalpis, Hydria, Phiale, Skyphos, Kyathos, Kylix, Kymbe.
Greek Military of Antiquity. Different types of Chariots and Armor.
War, race and triumphal chariots. Greek soldier. Leader in full armor. Different types of the Greek helmet and weapons.
Egyptian Art. Jewelry. Amulets, statuettes of the gods, jewels, papyri.
Most of those perfect specimens of Egyptian jewelry which are so invaluable to those in ornamental work have been obtained from the abodes of the dead.
Egyptian Art. Decorative Paintings. The flowing ornaments.
Egyptian Art. Decorative Paintings.The Scarabaeus. The flowing ornaments from Thebes. Red, blue, and yellow were the principal colors employed.
Roman soldiers and gladiators. Function, armor and armament.
The legionnaires: The triarii, the impediti, the eques, the Centurio, the phaleratus, the military tribune – Caesar Imperator. – The signifer, the vexillarius. The gladiators: the mirmillo, hoplomachos, the retiarius.
Roman headgear and hairdos of antiquity.
Rome. Headgear and hairstyles. Roman fashions after murals and bronzes. The causia, hairnets, wigs, caliendrum.