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Sarah Bernhardt in Theodora (1902) by Georges Jules Victor Clairin (1843-1919) — 19 Mar 2018

Sex and the Roman Empire: Scandalous Literature about Empresses Euphemia and Theodora

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Both Empress Euphemia and the succeeding empress Theodora transformed from sinners to Saints and although 5th to 6th century Roman society may have been more lenient, due to the empresses’ charity and piety, contemporary historians were not that...
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Sarah Bernhardt in Theodora (1902) by Georges Jules Victor Clairin (1843-1919) — 19 Mar 2018

Sex and the Roman Empire: Scandalous Literature about Empresses Euphemia and Theodora

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

0

Both Empress Euphemia and the succeeding empress Theodora transformed from sinners to Saints and although 5th to 6th century Roman society may have been more lenient, due to the empresses’ charity and piety, contemporary historians were not that...
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A boy holding a platter of fruits with a bucket of crabs, in a kitchen with fish and squid, on the June panel from a mosaic depicting the months (3rd century) — 07 Apr 2017

Eating Like a Roman: Healthy Greens, Gritty Bread and Fish Paste – The Evolution of Ancient Roman Cuisine

By victor labate

History & Tradition

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While the reputation of ancient Roman dining features decadent drinking and feasting to a point of excess – leading to notorious purges in the vomitorium – those stories were largely anecdotal, or were given as moral messages, and warnings of...
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A boy holding a platter of fruits with a bucket of crabs, in a kitchen with fish and squid, on the June panel from a mosaic depicting the months (3rd century) — 07 Apr 2017

Eating Like a Roman: Healthy Greens, Gritty Bread and Fish Paste – The Evolution of Ancient Roman Cuisine

By victor labate

History & Tradition

1

While the reputation of ancient Roman dining features decadent drinking and feasting to a point of excess – leading to notorious purges in the vomitorium – those stories were largely anecdotal, or were given as moral messages, and warnings of...
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The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome — 30 Jun 2016

The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although they could not officially hold public offices, there were many women who were able to influence the course of Roman history from a position behind the scenes. Julia, the only daughter of Emperor Augustus, was not one of them. In fact,...
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The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome — 30 Jun 2016

The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although they could not officially hold public offices, there were many women who were able to influence the course of Roman history from a position behind the scenes. Julia, the only daughter of Emperor Augustus, was not one of them. In fact,...
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Deriv; Defaced bust of Alexander Severus. The head and bust were mutilated during Antiquity, the memory of the outlawed emperor was to be extinguished and portrait of Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, painted over, as he was condemned to damnatio memoriae. — 22 Jun 2016

From Piso to the Baby Drusilla: The Legal Aspects of Damnation Memoriae - the Punishment of Non-Existence

By MartiniF

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The ancient Roman decree of damnatio memoriae (“damnation of one’s memory”) was a mark of great disgrace and a punishment, deemed worse than execution, for an ancient Roman. The object of the punishment was to cancel every trace of the...
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Deriv; Defaced bust of Alexander Severus. The head and bust were mutilated during Antiquity, the memory of the outlawed emperor was to be extinguished and portrait of Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, painted over, as he was condemned to damnatio memoriae. — 22 Jun 2016

From Piso to the Baby Drusilla: The Legal Aspects of Damnation Memoriae - the Punishment of Non-Existence

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The ancient Roman decree of damnatio memoriae (“damnation of one’s memory”) was a mark of great disgrace and a punishment, deemed worse than execution, for an ancient Roman. The object of the punishment was to cancel every trace of the...
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