- In
Imperial Rome, Cura
Annonae ("care of Annona") was the
logistics system which procured and
distributed grain for the
cities of Rome and,
after its...
- the late Republic, when the
state began to
provide a
grain dole (Cura
Annonae) to
citizens who
registered for it (about 200,000–250,000
adult males in...
- The
praefectus annonae ("prefect of the provisions"), also
called the
praefectus rei
frumentariae ("prefect of the
grain supply"), was a
Roman official...
-
Acraea annonae is a
butterfly in the
family Nymphalidae. It is
found in the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo (Shaba). It is a
member of the
Acraea acrita...
-
Euxesta annonae is a
species of
ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the
genus Euxesta of the
family Ulidiidae. The
species can be
found from Orlando, Florida...
- a food
crisis of this sort
prompted Augustus to
establish a
praefectus annonae, a
permanent prefect who was in
charge of
procuring food
supplies for Rome...
- of 190, Rome was
afflicted by a food shortage, for
which the
praefectus annonae Papirius Dionysius, the
official actually in
charge of the
grain supply...
- Colosseum –
Ancient Roman amphitheatre; a
landmark of Rome,
Italy Cura
Annonae –
Import and
distribution of
grain in Rome and
ConstantinoplePages displaying...
- in 57 BC, a
grateful Cicero backed Pompey's
appointment as
praefectus annonae, a
temporary position set up for such occasions.
Pompey and Cr****us were...
- Alexandria.: 13 The
importance of the
Egyptian grain harvest (Latin:
claustra annonae, lit. 'key to the
grain supply') to Rome
helped Vespasian ****ert control...
