The title "Ancient History" refers to both classical Roman, Greek, Egyptian, and Persian history, which Cy, the narrator, is something of an amateur expert in.
None of the buildings are classical Roman and even the triumphal arch in the background commemorating the triumph of the republic is unlike any other.
His writing style had shed all satire and now adopted the stern and moralizing tone of classical Romans so adored by French revolutionaries.
In later classical Roman and Italian Baroque imagery, the medallion portraits supported by nymphs or genii came to signify an apotheosis.
The face and the style and the very physical essence were classical Roman.
The classical Romans distinguished Old Latin as prisca Latinitas and not sermo vulgaris.
The style of the 850-seat church (1894) is classical Roman, with Byzantine arches and broad dome.
Gods worshipped included a typical mixture found at Auxiliary forts of classical Roman and Germanic/Celt Gods.
However, in response to a recent speech, I would like to quote a classical Roman saying: 'if you want peace, prepare for war'.
He also studied in France for a while and was exposed to classical Roman and Renaissance architecture in Italy.