Sentences with phrase «roman soldiers»

We wouldn't have published «I am Spartacus» before today — not out of fear, but out of respect for the beliefs and sensibilities of the mass of Roman soldiers.

Jeffrey Vallance stakes out the middle ground in this show of nine diverse artists, constructing witty reliquaries that range from a standard collection of religious medals and dice (representing lots cast by Roman soldiers at the foot of the cross) to The Gods of Las Vegas, a black box containing rhinestone pins spelling out «Elvis,» «Nixon,» «Liberace,» and «Jesus.»

«I'm an academic realist painter, but I'm living in the 21st century, so I'm not going to be painting Roman soldiers invading, or some gothic baroque composition... The highest aspiration of an academic realist painter are these big group figure paintings, and I'm using the hardcore scene as my subject.»

One other interesting gameplay mechanic: Sometimes when approaching enemy archers, you form into a «shield wall» with the rest of the Roman soldiers around you.

The game will center around this would - be conquer trying to take back his birthright by any means necessary, which in this case involves becoming a minion and dressing up as faux - Roman soldiers.

This gets spiced up just a tad by character's having a variation on a charge move, plus a move that will throw pesky Roman soldiers into the air where you can merrily juggle them with a flurry of strikes or maybe even a heavy strike or two.

Roman soldiers like to be adjacent to each other whereas the Numantian forces can be a tad more spread out.

From the terrace outside the sitting room are superb views across the Pian di Marte where many Roman soldiers met their end fleeing from Hannibal's troops after the massacre at Lake Trasimeno in 217 B. C. Steps lead fom this terrace to the 12 by 6 metre pool with broad tiled area on the house side.

So it's less Roman soldiers we have to thank for the standardisation of American railroad gauges and more Union soldiers - if the confederacy had prevailed then the whole question of ancient wheel ruts would be forgotten.

This dog, of the mastiff family, is a descendant of dogs that invading Roman soldiers brought as livestock guards and drovers 2,000 years ago.

The ancestors of the Bernese dogs were brought into Switzerland over two thousand years ago by the invading Roman soldiers.

Roman soldiers were paid annuity lifetime payments as a form of compensation for their military service.

Dec 25 already managed two other related celebrations: natalis solis invicti (the Roman «labor and birth of the unconquered sunshine»), and the birthday of Mithras, the Iranian «Sunshine of Righteousness» whose worship was favored by Roman soldiers.

Anecdotes include the accidental invention of potato chips and Roman soldiers eating the first ham sandwiches.

The stars of «Shakespeare in Love» and «Harry Potter» play Roman soldiers trying to solve the mystery of what happened to Jesus.

Boasting savagely violent battle scenes and an adrenaline fueled chase through the breathtaking Scottish highlands, CENTURION is set during the war between Roman soldiers and Pict tribesmen during the 2nd century Roman conquest of Britain.

Written and directed by Neil Marshall (Doomsday, The Descent, Dog Soldiers), the film stars Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko and it's a about a group of Roman soldiers that have to fight for their lives behind enemy lines.

A group of Roman soldiers barter for The Robe worn by Christ on the day of his crucifixion in this 1953 film.

When apostle Peter (Stewart Scudamore) shrugs his shoulders, the Roman soldiers start digging up corpses in Calvary's Hebrew cemetery to squash the rumor circulating that Christ really was the Messiah.

When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius (Adrien Brody) arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An (Jackie Chan) and his group of trained warriors teams up with an elite legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius (John Cusack) to maintain the delicate balance of power in the region.

Still, the drama focuses on the seemingly endless torture inflicted upon Jesus by Roman soldiers at the urging of the Jewish crowd that considers him a blasphemer, despite the attempts of a sympathetic Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov) to spare him from death.

Stare at a screenful of mite - sized Roman soldiers charge into battle on spider - powered chariots.

Until today, historians try to unravel why as many as 30,000 Roman soldiers, along with countless slaves and families, died in those three days of bloody butchery.

Our word for salary comes from the Latin word for salt, salārium, which is how some Roman soldiers were paid.

Salt was once so important that Roman soldiers were actually paid a wage in salt, hence the word Salary.

Roman soldiers wore citrine on their chest plates, believing it would protect them in battle.

Once destined to become water pipes, coins or ammunition for Roman soldiers's slingshots, the metal will instead form part of a cutting - edge experiment to nail down the mass of neutrinos.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Fitness activity trackers have come a long way since Leonardo da Vinci sketched a rudimentary gear - and - pendulum pedometer to track the treks of 15th century Roman soldiers.

While Gibson stresses that it is again too early to draw conclusions about these items, he and the other researchers are considering these items as a possible indication that the emptied cistern was used as a refuge by Jewish residents hiding from Roman soldiers during the siege of 70 CE.

Boot nails and other objects were found at the Hachelbich site, along with soil marks where Roman soldiers once dug a trench to defend their temporary camp.

This Saturday, the History Camp Unconference brings together speakers on topics ranging from Roman soldiers, American suffragettes, Salem witch trials, and the Boston Post Road.

For generations homemakers have been using apple cider vinegar in the home, even ancient Roman soldiers carried it to boost energy and treat wounds.

Paul had to be grabbed and taken within the Tower, where the Roman soldiers were garrisoned.

And I doubt very much if Jewish police or Roman soldiers needed to go too far up the chain of command in handling a Galilean peasant like Jesus.

The Roman soldiers had at their disposal the tunic of the high priest who was offering himself as the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.

Pushing and shoving break out in the front ranks between the Roman soldiers and members of the crowd.

Neither one of you would have had his courage to face roman soldiers ready to beat him to near death, and then nail him to a cross to die as he bled to death, naked.

Another student pointed out that if by «them» Jesus was speaking of the Roman soldiers, we should remember that they were under orders.

And moving among the Roman soldiers, saying, «We've got to get rid of Jesus or there will be rebellion and blood on the streets.»

There were just four Roman soldiers sent to carry out the crucifixion.

So he got slapped around by some Roman soldiers and nailed to some wood... WOW we are to be impressed.

Better to spit in his face with the Roman soldiers than ignore him.»

Would the same Roman soldiers nail him to the cross a second time?

But when it comes to portraying Jesus» most ardent opponents — Caiaphas and the angry Jewish crowds most of all, but also the Roman soldiers — Gibson's feel for God's secret reversals eludes him.

Christ was tried in a Roman Empire court and executed by Roman soldiers.

He was crucified by Roman soldiers.

So who, then, were my bullies acting on behalf of — the Roman soldiers who flogged Jesus, and thus were God's enemies?

Among our guests that night were several good religious families, some Pharisees and Sadducees, a troupe of Roman soldiers, and a lovely teenage boy named Barabbas.

Can you really imagine Him rounding up a bunch of Roman soldiers and tossing them into the Sea of Galilee in complete armor so that they sink and drown?

First, what the sword was and the way it was used by Roman soldiers in Paul's day.