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iambic - the meter of the spoken parts in tragedy and old comedy; an iamb consists of two syllables, a short syllable followed by a long syllable. Iamblichus - Greek novelist of the 2nd century CE; his most famous work was entitled The Babylonian History, which supposedly told stories told to the novel’s author by a Babylonian captive. Iapetus ibex - a wild goat; for an example, see Harvard 1925.30.12 (image). ibidem - (Latin) literally “in the same place”; abbreviated in books and journals as “ibid.”; used in scholarly citation to indicate another citation from a directly previously cited source. iconographical subjects - symbolic situations. idcirco - (Latin) for that purpose, on that account. ideo - (Latin) for that reason. Ides ideoneus - (Latin) efficient ; in the Annales 1.58, Tacitus recounts a speech by Segestes in which he describes himself as an idoneus conciliator between the Romans and the Germans. ientaculum imagery - the employment of images in a given passage of a literary work, a whole work or a group of works. immemor - (Latin) unmindful, forgetful; Virgil uses this term to describe Ascanius in Book 9 of the Aeneid, saying that Ascanius would never be unmindful of the sacrifices made on the battlefield; he also describes the Trojans of being immemores, or unmindful, of the destruction that bringing the Trojan Horse inside the city walls would bring in Book 2. immunes - (Latin) the skilled craftsmen in a legionary camp who were, as the Latin translate, "the exempt;" these men did not perform such routine tasks as ditch-digging and patrolling the ramparts because they posessed some specialised skill or trade which qualified them for special duties. The immunes may have included engineers, carpenters, masons, wagon-makers, blacksmiths, painters, farriers, surveyors, shipwrights, glaziers, fletchers, armourers, hunters, butchers, grooms, plumbers, bronze-smiths, lime and charcoal burners, and keepers of sacrificial animals. imperial cults - worship of a Roman emperor as a god; Julius Caesar first proclaimed himself god-like on a statue in 44 BCE and Augustus, his adopted heir, built a temple to Divus Julius in Rome; other emperors were made gods after their deaths; during Hadrian’s time and after, the emperors had so much power that they also could proclaim themselves to be gods during their lifetimes; after the emperor Constantine I, however, imperial cults were no longer celebrated. imperial province - territory that was under the power of the emperor; imperial provinces included Syria, Cappadocia and Germany. imperium -(Latin) “power”; in Rome, power over a community was signified by the term “imperium” and was visually indicated by the fasces and the presence of lictors. imperium maius - (Latin) "the greatest power"; having imperius maius meant that the person holding the power was more powerful than all others; Augustus was given imperius maius proconsulare in 23 BCE. impius - (Latin) without respect, irreverent. impluvium impunitas - (Latin) this word means impunity or that one can avoid being punished for an action. in exergue - (Latin) in reference to coins, it is the position of a being or thing below the main subject of the coin imprint. inclinio - (Latin) to bend, to change, to waver. incuse - in reference to coins, the action of stamping or hammering a figure on a coin; it is the impression made by the stamping of a coin. industria - (Latin) hard-work, a Roman virtue. ineptio - (Latin) to act like a fool. infans - (Latin) literally means unable to speak; the word comes to mean child or infant. iniuria - (Latin) injury, injustice, wrong. insula integritas - (Latin) wholeness, integrity, health. intelligentia - (Latin) intelligence. investigo - (Latin) To investigate. Ionia - a central portion of the coast of Asia Minor along with the islands off the coast which were inhabited by Greeks; in 499 BCE, the Ionians revolted against their Persian rulers, bringing about war between the Persians and the Greeks. irascor - (Latin) to be angry. iratus - (Latin) angry, wrathful. Iris - goddess of the rainbow, daughter of Thaumas and Electra, sister of the harpies; messenger of the gods. Ismene Isis ithyphallic - an attribute referring to scenes of Bacchic festivals at which phalli were carried; for an example of an ithyphallic scene, see Boston 69.1052 (image). iugerium Iulus - see Ascanius. iuniperus - (Latin) juniper tree. ius - (Latin) oath, right, justice. ius Latii - (Latin) “Latin status”; to areas that the Roman Empire did not deem “Romanized” enough, they applied the idea of ius Latii; these communities were treated in the same way as the older communities in Latium; the magistrates of the land were given full Roman citizenship and the area became a municipium. iustum - (Latin) what is right. iuvenis - (Latin) Young; as a noun, this word means a young man.
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