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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia with his daughter Julia present by Angelica Kauffmann (1788) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 20 Sep 2023

How To Empress: First Imperial Women Of Rome

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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Although the Julian Dynasty of ancient Rome has delivered many examples of powerful and ambitious imperial women, not all of them were meant to become an empress. The reign of Emperor Augustus alone offered three potential empresses of Rome, four...
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Double-leaf frontispiece from the — 30 Jan 2023

A Word On Polyglots Of The Ancient World

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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The most well-known tale of how different languages came to be, at least in areas where Judaism and Christianity are prevalent, is recorded in the Bible, in Genesis 11:1–9. According to the narrative, at one point in history, everyone who had...
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The Pleiades by Elihu Vedder (1885) Metropolitan Museum of Art (Public Domain) — 25 Mar 2020

The Pleiades, Blue Print of the Seven Hills of Rome and Other Sacred Cities

*By Felice Vinci*

*Archaeology & Science*

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Two thousand years after the death of Ovid – the Roman poet who was banished by Augustus from Rome to the remote town of Tomis on the Black Sea in 8 AD – the reason for his exile remains a mystery. Could it refer to the secret name of Rome...
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19 Jun 2017

Shave Your Armpits and Don’t Smell Like a Billy-Goat: Ovid’s Art of Love, Relationships and Adultery

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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Born a year after the assassination of Julius Caesar, Ovid’s first works appeared in the early days of the Augustan principate. Ovid wrote various works throughout his long career, but none so insightful for the everyday person as his Ars...
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Ovid

How To Empress: First Imperial Women Of Rome

A Word On Polyglots Of The Ancient World

The Pleiades, Blue Print of the Seven Hills of Rome and Other Sacred Cities

Shave Your Armpits and Don’t Smell Like a Billy-Goat: Ovid’s Art of Love, Relationships and Adultery