10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SESTERCE»
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sesterce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sesterce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Roman Assemblies: From Their Origin to the End of the ...
... which now became the unit of value.1 Two and a half sextantarian asses made
a sesterce, and four sesterces made a denarius.2 The as continued to be copper,
whereas the sesterce and the denarius were silver. In consequence of the use ...
George Willis Botsford, 1909
2
Ruins of Ancient Rome: The Drawings of French Architects who ...
3. The Temple of Divus Julius on an aureus from circa 36 B.C. 4. The Temple of
Vesta on a sesterce from a.d. 22. The circular temple was erected above a
platform with steps. There are acroteral decorations, with a statue at the top of the
roof.
Roberto Cassanelli, Massimiliano David, 2002
3
The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
SESTERCE, SESTERTIUS, a silver coin, in use among the ancient Romans,
called also simply nummus, and sometimes nummus shsiertius. The sesterce
was the fourth part of thcdenarius, and originally contained two asses and a half.
The Sesterce (Sestertius, i. e. semis-tertius) contained 2-J- asses, and was
usually expressed by HS. (an abbreviation of L.L.S. Libra, libra, semis, or of 1.1. -
J-). TheDenar (denarius) contained 10 (deni) asses. As the Greek talent was
equal to ...
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
Ti called any sum under 2000 sesterce, so Dairy < tertii in the masculine gender;
1000 stfleret'- lit called duo or hina sejlertia, in the neuter; m?ny quarters making
500 denarii, whit1', a twice the sefterliurr. ; and they said dens, -kb Sec. sestertia ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
Thus it came to pass that, in the new monetary system, the silver sesterce
represented the old copper 'as,' so that any numerical sum ' aeris gravis' (as in
Livy) may be counted at the same number of sesterces, under the triental
standard. 5.
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Literae de Re Nummaria: In Opposition to the Common Opinion, ...
The next Person that treats of Sesterces, is Dr. Hakewell in the latter End of his id
Edition of his Apology for the Providence of God; where he describes a Sesterce,
as containing two Pound and an half of Brass, as if the Ajfes had never been ...
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
now called Sesia. SESSL.ACH, a town of Franconia, in Wurz- burg : 50 miles NE.
of Wurzburg, and 16 E. of Konigfbeig. SESTA, a town of Liguria, 5 miles NW. of
Brugnetto. (l.)* SESTERCE, n.s. [sesterce, Tr.seftertium, I «it.] Among the Romans
...
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A Classifical and Archaeological Dictionary of the Manners, ...
Sss'rsa'rrns, the small Sesterce, called also simply Nummus, was a small Roman
coin, of silver; the fourth part of the denarius. Its value in English mone was
somewhat above one penny halpenny farthing, or ld. 3 q. i'. It originally contained
two ...
10
An Apologie of the Power and Providence of God in the ...
'od' OF THE VALVE OF THE ROMAN SESTERCE, CcmPared with our English
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SESTERCE»
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sesterce is used in the context of the following news items.
Le Paradis perdu irakien
Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) son nouveau documentaire colossal (334 minutes) qui a remporté le Sesterce d'Or du festival Visions du Réel de Nyon en 2015, ... «Mediapart, Jul 15»
Matuidi agacé par Aulas, il lui donne un conseil
une balle perdue , c'est pas chère... Mardi 05 Mai 2015 à 01:48 Répondre. AlmirTomić [MiKaMoulox]. Quand c'est perdu, c'est perdu ! Zéro sesterce ! Avé Vous ! «Foot01.com, May 15»
“Homeland”, Sesterce d'or au festival Visions du réel
En attribuant le Sesterce d'or du meilleur long métrage à Homeland (Irak année zéro), d'Abbas Fahdel, le jury du 46e festival Visions du réel, qui s'est déroulé à ... «Télérama.fr, May 15»
VISIONS DU REEL 46 - Il palmares
Sesterce d'Or Premio "Maître du Réel Raiffeisen" Barbet Schroeder Concorso Internazionale Lungometraggi Premio "Sesterce d'Or" Miglior Lungometraggio «CinemaItaliano.Info, Apr 15»
Visions du réel: l'Irak et la Syrie à l'honneur
«Homeland (Iraqi Year Zero), émouvant film-fleuve sur une famille irakienne, remporte le Sesterce d'or, tandis que le Sesterce d'argent va à «Coma», une ... «Le Matin Online, Apr 15»
Barbet Schroeder aux frontières du réel
En recevant son sesterce frappé d'une perchette, le cinéaste définit son rapport au réel, forcément ambigu. «D'abord, le maître du réel, c'est Dieu lui-même; ... «Le Temps, Apr 15»
Nyon: Barbet Schroeder est le Maître du Réel
Le réalisateur franco-suisse recevra ce soir au Théâtre de Marens la plus haute distinction honorifique du festival: le Sesterce d'Or Maître du Réel. «La Côte, Apr 15»
Visions du Réel couronnera une figure du cinéma
Barbet Schroeder recevra le Sesterce d'or Prix Maître du Réel au mois d'avril à Nyon. Crédit: DR. L'image de l'affiche 2015 du festival est tirée de "More"(1969) ... «La Côte, Jan 15»
Des lingots légendaires découverts en Italie : le mythe de l'Atlantide …
L'une est historique : à l'époque romaine, il désignait un mélange de cuivre et de zinc et servait à fabriquer des monnaies, notamment le fameux sesterce que ... «L'Obs, Jan 15»
Ils étaient les maîtres du monde au temps de Jésus
Le denier ou la drachme, lui, se divisait en 4 sesterces. Le quart de denier était l'unité de base pour les Romains. Il fallait quatre as pour un sesterce et seize as ... «Le Temps, Dec 14»
