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The ancient Greeks celebrated the festival of the Heracleia, which commemorated the death of Heracles, on the second day of the month of Metageitnion (which would fall in late July or early August). What is believed to be an Egyptian Temple of Heracles in the Bahariya Oasis dates to 21 BCE.
Hercules Augustus or Hercules Augusti, Hercules "in his capacity as protector of the ruling emperor." [ 14 ] Hercules Invictus ("the Unconquered"), at the Ara Maxima; women were excluded from this cult. [ 15 ]
Hercules (/ ˈ h ɜːr k j ʊ ˌ l iː z /, US: /-k j ə-/) [2] is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena.In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
11 August 1992 1992: Triple jump: 15.31 m (±0.0 m/s) Caterine Ibargüen Colombia 18 July 2014 2014 [63] Shot put: 20.60 m Natalya Lisovskaya Soviet Union 3 August 1991 1991: Discus throw: 69.30 m Larisa Korotkevich Russia 11 August 1992 1992: Javelin throw: 69.45 m Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic 22 July 2011 2011 [64] 4 × 100 metres ...
Antoninianus of Maximian. Legend: imp maximianus aug. Aureus of Maximian. Legend: maximianus augustus. Maximian was born around 250 [5] near Sirmium (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) in the province of Pannonia, into a family of shopkeepers.
Augustus' great physical strength earned him the nicknames "the Strong", "the Saxon Hercules" and "Iron-Hand". He liked to show that he lived up to his name by breaking horseshoes with his bare hands and engaging in fox tossing by holding the end of his sling with just one finger while two of the strongest men in his court held the other end. [1]
August panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD). Sextilis (lit. ' sixth ') or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius, "Mars' month") was the first of ten months in the year.
Hercules and Omphale (Rubens) Hercules and the Hydra (Pollaiuolo) Hercules and the Hydra (Zurbarán) Hercules and the lion of Nemea (Louvre Museum, L 31 MN B909) Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (Zurbarán) Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides; Hercules Killing the Stymphalian Birds; Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla; Hercules ...