-
Vigiles or more
properly the
Vigiles Urbani ("watchmen of the City") or
Cohortes Vigilum ("cohorts of the watchmen") were the
firefighters and
police of...
- A
vigil, from the
Latin vigilia meaning 'wakefulness' (Gr****: pannychis, παννυχίς or
agrypnia ἀγρυπνία), is a
period of
purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion...
- In
Christian liturgy, a
vigil is, in origin, a
religious service held
during the
night leading to a
Sunday or
other feastday. The
Latin term vigilia,...
-
village in the
parish of
Santa Eulalia de
Vigil, Asturias,
Spain The
Vigil, an 1884
painting by John
Pettie Vigiles,
firefighters and nigh****chmen of Ancient...
- The
Vigil of the
Princes refers to
occasions when
members of the
British royal family have "stood guard"
during the
lying in
state of one of
their relatives...
- The
Easter Vigil, also
called the
Paschal Vigil, the
Great Vigil of Easter, or Holy Sa****ay at the
Easter Vigil on the Holy
Night of
Easter is a liturgy...
- A
candlelight vigil or
candlelit vigil or
candlelight service is an
outdoor ****embly of
people carrying candles, held
after sunset in
order to pray, show...
-
buildings include: AD 6,
which led to the
introduction of the
Cohortes Vigiles AD 12
which destro**** the
Basilica Julia AD 14 at the
Basilica Aemilia...
- also emplo**** to
fight fires.
Roman Emperor Augustus created the
Vigiles. The
Vigiles were an
organization of
freedmen that
fought fires. They
would use...
- The
House of
Vigil [biˈxil] is a
noble family that
first began in the
Kingdom of
Asturias around the 5th to 8th century. The
family originated from the...
