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The Laws of the Twelve Tables (Latin: lex duodecim tabularum) was the legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law.Formally promulgated in 449 BC, the Tables consolidated earlier traditions into an enduring set of laws.
Live MCMXCIII ("1993" in Roman numerals) is a live album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground, released in 1993 by Sire Records. It was released simultaneously in single and double CD/ cassette formats on October 26, 1993 (with the single CD being an abridged version).
For instance, on the clock of Big Ben (designed in 1852), the hours from 1 to 12 are written as: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII The notations IV and IX can be read as "one less than five" (4) and "one less than ten" (9), although there is a tradition favouring the representation of "4" as " IIII " on Roman numeral clocks.
The Romani language has for most of its history been an entirely oral language, with no written form in common use. Although the first example of written Romani dates from 1542, [1] it is not until the twentieth century that vernacular writing by native Romani people arose.
By Imperial times, military service was a full-time career. [199] The pervasiveness of military garrisons throughout the Empire was a major influence in the process of Romanization. [200] The primary mission of the military of the early empire was to preserve the Pax Romana. [201] The three major divisions of the military were:
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1080p (1920 × 1080 progressively displayed pixels; also known as Full HD or FHD, and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1,920 pixels displayed across the screen horizontally and 1,080 pixels down the screen vertically; [1] the p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced.
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period.