18 10 1161 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/f47eee534fabde881662933945eb8154.jpg 3b969f82a5a5a0327059ed7289bb9f01 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/c4ac6761a00e9c2238660c6b8b05a7a9.jpg 69211bee64c894e4fda55d8d53c1e7fd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New London Postcards Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5"x5.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Broad Street, New London, Conn. Subject The topic of the resource Broad Street in New London Description An account of the resource Photographic postcard depicting Broad Street in New London, Conn. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Metropolitan News & Pub. Co., Boston and Germany Broad Street Metropolitan News & Pub. Co. New London https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/9fdac22b2b95081d5955cb4f4685bc94.jpg 9e44b60cc2db800c84d11140b7e5e1b5 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/81b847b3b79e3e41f96707227fc8f8a9.jpg 83cb92f60b3ce7478c59e7b2051ce557 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze AE2 of Constantine I, Cyzicus - Mysia Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Constantine I with diadem and draped r.; around CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB [C]; vague border of dots Rev. two soldiers standing with helmet and armor, holding spear in outside hand and shield in inside hand, standard between; around GLORIA EXERCITVS; below SMK[Γ? E?] Weight: 1.8g Diameter: 15.2mm Depicted on many late Roman coins, the labarum (λάβαρον or λάβουρον in Byzantine Greek) is a military standard with the pictogram ☧ on it. Labarum can also mean any religious banner, usually those carried in processions. This pictogram is made from the Greek letters Χ (chi) and Ρ (ro), the first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek (Χριστός). It was first used by Constantine I after a vision in which he was commanded to put the heavenly sign on his soldiers’ shields. This pictogram was not used before Constantine and first appears on a coin from around 317 CE. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 331-334 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/28ae2abeffc8768ce22e4c7f18016495.jpg 0fca9173de6c2039163023df29db5fa4 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/97bd1e5dc0535fc53c4004036a3fd3cc.jpg a6a9aad8d821799b87313ca174d592b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze AE2 of Constantine the Great, Antioch - Syria Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Constantine I laureate and with cuirass r.; around [CONSTANT]INVS IVN NOB C; border of dots Rev. two soldiers on either side of a standard, each with helmet and holding spear in outside hand; around GLORIA EXERCITVS; below SMANE; border of dots Weight: 1.6g Diameter: 16.2mm Constantine I was emperor of Rome from 306 to 337 CE. He was campaigning against the Persians when he was called to Britannia in 305 to fight alongside his father, Constantius I. When his father died in 306 in York, Constantine was proclaimed emperor by the armies. Considering the empire was currently ruled by a tetrarchy, this was controversial. Constantius had been a ruler in the tetrarchy with Severus as his junior emperor. This led to conflict, mainly with Maxentius and Galerius. By 324, Constantine had defeated everyone else and was the sole ruler of Rome, bringing the tetrachy system established by Diocletian to an end. Upon his ascension, he separated civil and military authorities and disbanded the Praetorian Guard, who had backed Maxentius. In 313, he passed the Edict of Milan legalizing Christianity in the Roman Empire. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 335-337 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/bbe87396a1db76515a47713cb8e844c0.jpg bfb249f1a611fc2061eceaf6e4509a9b https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/fcff051ff8d4c990502d9e8ee84e9eec.jpg b5a388a9d385c50393f43bef97a9256a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze AE2 of Constantius I, Antioch - Syria Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Helena with diadem and mantle r.; around FL HELENA AVGVS[TA]; border of line Rev. Securitas standing l. holding branch in r. hand and dress in l. hand; around SE[CVRIT]AS [R]EIPVBLICE; below SMANTS; border of line Weight: 3.2g Diameter: 19.8mm Helena, later venerated as Saint Helena, was the mother of Constantine I. She was renounced by her husband Constantius I, but when Constantine I became emperor he proclaimed her empress dowager and brought her back to public life in 312 CE. In 326 tragedy struck when her grandson Crispus was accused by his stepmother Fausta of seducing her, and he was executed. Helena in her grief renounced Fausta, who was executed. Following this familial turmoil, Helena undertook a religious pilgrimage to Palestine in the same year. She established Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and Church of Eleona on Mount of Olives, sites of Christ’s birth and ascension respectively. Later authors credit her with the discovery of the True Cross of Christ in Jerusalem, parts of which were taken back to Rome and placed in her private chapel. She is also allegedly responsible for the population of cats on Cyprus when she brought cats over from Egypt and Palestine to control the snake population in a monastery, today called St. Nicholas of the Cats. A skull believed to be hers is displayed in a crypt in the Cathedral of Trier, Germany. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 325-329 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/7bb547b8187f980c75723fcbc1a06243.jpg c6ed9047932a4f49de36820940429a00 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/0eafd6b15215958be2255c54e8c8bddf.jpg 15f6c6d3069c79ffb6adcd98b422c382 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze As of Antoninus Pius, Rome - Latium Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Marcus Aurelius r.; around AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG P II F COS; border of dots Rev. objects of the pontificate; around PIETAS AVG; below SC; vague border of dots Weight: 11.3g Diameter: 27.2mm Marcus Aurelius was named future emperor of Rome alongside his adopted brother, Lucius Verus, by Hadrian. He was consul in 140, 145, and 161 CE. In 147 CE, current emperor Antoninus granted him imperium and tribunicia potestas, which were the main imperial powers. In essence, he was now junior co-emperor. After the death of Antoninus in 161 CE, the brothers became co-emperors. Though Marcus had more experience and control, he honored the wishes of Hadrian and Antoninus and ruled jointly with Lucius Verus. Marcus Aurelius was heavily involved with and influenced by Stoic philosophy, specifically the teachings of Epictetus. He wrote his Meditations on Stoicism during his time as emperor. In 169 CE, Lucius Verus died, likely of a stroke, leaving Marcus Aurelius to rule on his own until his death in 180 CE. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 140-144 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/fd3c69b0759d5ce8a0d32a645d79ad79.jpg 853f6ed68965eae8c999147d24f87d9a https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/8c02a2fc138528eb72fa6e50839fa62b.jpg 35be2d162c03e9e5cc18935a3c4f45a6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze As of Caligula, Rome - Latium Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Caligula l.; around C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT; border of dots Rev. Vesta seated l. holding patera and sceptre; above VESTA; on either side S/C; border of dots Weight: 10.6g Diameter: 29.2mm Caligula earned his name when his father, Germanicus, took him to the frontier on the Rhine at age 2 and the soldiers nicknamed him “little boots” (Caligula) due to his tiny military uniform. In 19 CE, Germanicus died of an illness which was suspected to be a poisoning. His great-uncle Tiberius became emperor, and in 30 CE, Tiberius summoned Caligula to keep an eye on him, and Caligula became close with the prefect of the Praetorian Guard, Macro. Though Tiberius favored his young grandson Gemellus as the next emperor, in 35 he named Caligula and Gemellus joint heirs. In 37, Tiberius died and Gemellus was pushed aside in favor of Caligula by Macro and his father-in-law Silenus. Later that year, Caligula fell seriously ill. Macro and Silenus prepared Gemellus to take the throne, but Caligula eventually recovered and felt betrayed by his friends. He poisoned Gemellus in retribution, pretended to appoint Macro governor of Egypt, but was arrested at the port and forced to commit suicide. Silenus committed suicide, realizing that he was next. After this point, his reign was marked by brutality and paranoia. He enjoyed watching torture and blood sport. After unsuccessful military endeavors and debauchery, the captain of his Praetorian Guard murdered Caligula and his wife and daughter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 37-38 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/71cb05010a6098dc3c7d14c4ac00dea5.jpg c23783660722035008e362aa50803553 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/0d3f01bfc3421507a587d75353ff9cf0.jpg c085cbeb9e1f3cfad612309ed3e92a55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze As of Nero, Rome - Latium Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Nero laureate r.; around IMP NERO CAESAR AVG GERM; border of dots Rev. Victory winged holding shield; on either side S/C Weight: 10.5g Diameter: 28.6mm Nero was raised by his mother, Agrippina, who was involved in many poisonings and murders. She poisoned her second husband and married her uncle, Claudius, after Nero was born and convinced him to favor Nero as his heir instead of his own son, Britannicus. Eventually she poisoned Claudius in 54 CE and Britannicus in 55 CE, and thus Nero was proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard (where Agrippina held power) at age 16. His tutors, Seneca and Burrus, helped him ruler until 62 when Burrus died and Seneca retired after losing control of Nero. Until 59, Nero was generous toward the Roman people towards acts such as reducing taxation. His brutality began between his orders to kill his mother in 59 and his wife Octavia in 62. Receiving no pushback to this, this gave him the green light to do what he liked. He began pursuing delusions of theatrical and poetic grandeur. In 64, there was a great fire in Rome while Nero was at Antium. He took the opportunity to rebuild Rome in a Greek style, and the Golden House, which would have covered a third of Rome if it have been completed. After he returned from Greece in 68, the Senate condemned him to die on a cross while being whipped, but he escaped Rome and eventually died. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 62-68 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/55a67821ae7ccbdb872c4f936a47967a.jpg fcaf2a2354efdbbcd35f8e94c1bcae33 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/98c0a9af7c30b63214106598e3253993.jpg a1374736729f14151aea5b74ad2f8f3f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze As of Tiberius, Rome - Latium Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Augustus l. radiate; around [DIVVS] AVGVSTVS PAT[ER] Rev. altar enclosure with double closed doors, vague ornamentation on top (known from comparanda); on either side S/C; below [P]ROVIDENT Weight: 10.4g Diameter: 29.6mm Tiberius was the successor of Augustus, and was raised to be in power his entire life. At 22, his first military campaign restored Roman standards previously lost in Parthia. In 12 BCE, the daughter of Augustus, Julia, was widowed and Augustus wanted a suitable match for her, which he found in Tiberius. He forced Tiberius to divorce his first wife to marry Julia. Though it was known she was an adulterer, Tiberius could not publicly denounce her (as was required by law) since she was the emperor’s daughter. In 6 BCE, he went into self-imposed exile on Rhodes and became a recluse. He was not summoned back to Rome, despite Julia’s exile to Pandateria, until 4 CE when Augustus adopted him as heir after his grandsons died. Tiberius came to power in 14 CE at age 54. However, in 23, Tiberius’ son Drusus died and he turned inward again, entrusting the empire to the captain of the Praetorian Guard, Sejanus. It may have been that Sejanus seduced Drusus’ wife, Livilla, and the two conspired to kill him. In 27, Tiberius went travelling in southern Italy, stopping on Capri for the rest of his life. In 31, he realized how much power he had left Sejanus with. He suddenly denounced him to the Senate with the help of Macro, the next captain of the Praetorian Guard. In 37, Tiberius fell into a coma after injuring his shoulder throwing a javelin. His heir, Caligula, was sent for and arrangements were being made until Tiberius suddenly woke up. Macro, wanting to avoid further drama, smothered Tiberius. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 14-37 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/a19ad8667fabcdbf25efa7a7434977f7.jpg 555f75e367b3d317b66c659aa07c3725 https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/d23202b53f720585bfe857d3f9be2ea0.jpg 882f3bd76f0c2bff7b7d36cc9ad03412 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze Dupondius of Trajan, Rome - Latium Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Rome Description An account of the resource Obv. bust of Trajan draped and radiate r.; around [IMP CAES NER TRAI]ANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PM TR [P COS VI P P] Rev. Felicitas draped standing l. with cornucopia in l. hand and caduceus in r. hand; around SENATVS POPVLVS Q[VE] ROMANVS; on either side, S/C Weight: 12.3g Diameter: 26.8mm Trajan is perhaps best known for Trajan’s column, a commemoration of his victories in the Dacian Wars. It was dedicated on May 12, 113 CE in Trajan’s Forum and depicts 155 scenes from the first (101-102 CE) and second (105-106 CE) campaigns in Dacia, modern day Romania. The column is hollow and has a spiral staircase of 185 steps which leads to a viewing platform. Commemorative columns and spiral staircases were introduced to Roman architecture in this way. In 1587, a bronze statue of Saint Peter was placed on top of the column by Pope Sixtus V, which still stands there today. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 114-117 CE https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/5f1ffac4105e23b35d352a02b471e68b.jpg 72423418c6ca8079ce09441bb883639c https://omeka.conncoll.edu/files/original/7e2a7a292e12d79be169284299ee8096.jpg 989311d25627393dab89403ee4d5feca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancient Coin Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronze Hemiobol, Colophon - Ionia Subject The topic of the resource Coinage--Greece Description An account of the resource Obv. Apollo Kitharoidos walking r. in draped outfit and tall hat, carrying lyre and patera; at left ΚUΦΟΥΟ[Σ] (=KUTHOUOS) Rev. Homer seated l. with scroll on lap in thinking posture; at left [ΑΠ]ΟΛΛΑΣ (=APOLLAS) Weight: 6.7g Diameter: 16.9mm Kitharoidos is an epithet given to Apollo when he is depicted with a kithara, which was a stringed instrument similar to a lyre. A kitharode was an Ionic bard who accompanied their singing with a kithara and wore a kitharodos, which was a robe. For example, Sappho could be considered a kitharode. There are many statues of Apollo Kitharoidos throughout the ancient world. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 170-30 BCE