Posca was an ancient Roman drink made by mixing water and wine vinegar. Bracing but less nutritious and palatable than wine, it was typically a drink for soldiers, the lower classes, and slaves.A R…
Jerusalem (/dʒ ə ˈ r uː s əl ə m ˌ -z ə -/ jə-ROO -sə-ləm, -zə-; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim, pronounced [jeʁuʃaˈlajim] ; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds, pronounced [al.quds] , local pronunciation:…
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez,Knight of the Order of Santiago (baptized 6 June 1599 – 6 August 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Por…
Amsterdam (/ˈ æ m s t ər d æ m / AM -stər-dam, UK also /ˌ æ m s t ər ˈ d æ m / AM -stər-DAM,Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ; literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city o…
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Christ Crucified is a 1632 painting by Diego Velázquez depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus. The work, painted in oil on canvas, measures 249 × 170 cm and is owned by the Museo del Prado.Christ Cruci…
An epistle (/ɪ ˈ p ɪ s əl / ; from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ ) 'letter') is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal didactic letter. The epis…
It has been suggested that The gospel be merged into this article. (Discuss)Proposed since May 2024. Gospel (Greek: εὐαγγέλιον ; Latin: evangelium) originally meant the Christian message ("the gosp…
Dutch (endonym: Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken German…
Judaea (Latin: Iudaea [juːˈdae̯.a] ; Ancient Greek: Ἰουδαία , romanized: Ioudaía [i.uˈdɛ.a] ) was a Roman province from 6 to 132 AD, which incorporated the Levantine regions of Idumea, Philistia, J…