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Roma emperor walking along a colonnade (Giordano Aita/ Adobe Stock) — 26 May 2023

The Men Who Ruled The World From Rome

By Mario Bartolini

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The history of the classical Roman State spanned more than 12 centuries. It extended from the foundation of Rome in 753 BC to the fall of the western part of the Empire in 476 AD. The rich legacy left by the Romans represents for the Western World...
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Roma emperor walking along a colonnade (Giordano Aita/ Adobe Stock) — 26 May 2023

The Men Who Ruled The World From Rome

By Mario Bartolini

History & Tradition

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The history of the classical Roman State spanned more than 12 centuries. It extended from the foundation of Rome in 753 BC to the fall of the western part of the Empire in 476 AD. The rich legacy left by the Romans represents for the Western World...
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Coronation of Queen Victoria 28 June 1838 by Sir George Hayter (Public Domain) — 26 Aug 2022

Coveted Imperial Titulature, Emperors and Empresses: Don’t Blame Queen Victoria

By Dr Michael Arnheim

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The title of “emperor” is commonly seen as superior to that of “king”. But that has not always been the case. Ironically, what is now translated as “emperor” started out not as a title at all but as an attempt to avoid a monarchical...
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Coronation of Queen Victoria 28 June 1838 by Sir George Hayter (Public Domain) — 26 Aug 2022

Coveted Imperial Titulature, Emperors and Empresses: Don’t Blame Queen Victoria

By Dr Michael Arnheim

History & Tradition

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The title of “emperor” is commonly seen as superior to that of “king”. But that has not always been the case. Ironically, what is now translated as “emperor” started out not as a title at all but as an attempt to avoid a monarchical...
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The Arch of Drusus (Rabax63 /CC BY-SA 4..0) — 15 Aug 2022

A Hero’s Send-Off To Rome’s General Drusus The Elder, First Germanicus

By MartiniF

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When word of his younger brother’s life-threatening illness reached him, Roman General Tiberius (later Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus) who was in Pavia at the time, crossed the Alps like a man possessed. Without stopping day or night, he...
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The Arch of Drusus (Rabax63 /CC BY-SA 4..0) — 15 Aug 2022

A Hero’s Send-Off To Rome’s General Drusus The Elder, First Germanicus

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When word of his younger brother’s life-threatening illness reached him, Roman General Tiberius (later Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus) who was in Pavia at the time, crossed the Alps like a man possessed. Without stopping day or night, he...
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Odalisque by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1882) (Public Domain) — 09 Aug 2021

Divine Queen Thea Musa, The Parthian Basilíssa

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The victory of the Parthians over the Roman General Marcus Licinius Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC is perhaps the single most significant event in Rome's engagement with Parthia. The loss of Roman standards associated with Crassus' campaign in 53 BC...
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Odalisque by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1882) (Public Domain) — 09 Aug 2021

Divine Queen Thea Musa, The Parthian Basilíssa

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The victory of the Parthians over the Roman General Marcus Licinius Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC is perhaps the single most significant event in Rome's engagement with Parthia. The loss of Roman standards associated with Crassus' campaign in 53 BC...
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Running the Family Business of the Roman Empire: Augustus the Founder — 15 Aug 2019

Running the Family Business of the Roman Empire: Augustus the Founder

By Barry Strauss

History & Tradition

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Over three and a half centuries the Roman Empire - as seen through the lives of 10 of the most important emperors - gained in splendor and territory, then lost both. Over the ages the emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian,...
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Running the Family Business of the Roman Empire: Augustus the Founder — 15 Aug 2019

Running the Family Business of the Roman Empire: Augustus the Founder

By Barry Strauss

History & Tradition

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Over three and a half centuries the Roman Empire - as seen through the lives of 10 of the most important emperors - gained in splendor and territory, then lost both. Over the ages the emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian,...
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Helen of Troy — 05 Jun 2017

Achieve Your “15 Minutes of Fame” & Ancient Lessons on How to be Famous: Celebrity Culture in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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An early third century CE Greek inscription recovered from the ancient town of Oinoanda in southwest Turkey reveals that the Roman army relied on the services of Lucius Septimius Flavianus Flavillianus, a champion in wrestling and Pankraiton, to...
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Helen of Troy — 05 Jun 2017

Achieve Your “15 Minutes of Fame” & Ancient Lessons on How to be Famous: Celebrity Culture in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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An early third century CE Greek inscription recovered from the ancient town of Oinoanda in southwest Turkey reveals that the Roman army relied on the services of Lucius Septimius Flavianus Flavillianus, a champion in wrestling and Pankraiton, to...
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Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World — 21 Nov 2016

Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World

By MartiniF

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Virgil, in his Aeneid, describes Deiphobe, better known as the Sibyl of Cumae, as coming from “a hundred perforations in the rock, a hundred mouths from which the many utterances rush” (43-5, 163). He further describes “her terrifying...
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Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World — 21 Nov 2016

Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Virgil, in his Aeneid, describes Deiphobe, better known as the Sibyl of Cumae, as coming from “a hundred perforations in the rock, a hundred mouths from which the many utterances rush” (43-5, 163). He further describes “her terrifying...
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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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Agrippina and Germanicus — 20 Jun 2016

Germanicus and Agrippina: The Golden Couple, Parents of the “Mad” Emperor Caligula

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Roman Emperor Caligula fell severely ill six months into his rule. When he recovered, he abandoned the toga for silk gowns and often dressed as a woman. He also declared himself as a living god. Caligula’s illness was widely credited by...
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Agrippina and Germanicus — 20 Jun 2016

Germanicus and Agrippina: The Golden Couple, Parents of the “Mad” Emperor Caligula

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Roman Emperor Caligula fell severely ill six months into his rule. When he recovered, he abandoned the toga for silk gowns and often dressed as a woman. He also declared himself as a living god. Caligula’s illness was widely credited by...
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