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King Shapur of Persia Humiliating Emperor Valerian (Public Domain) Background: court of the emperor Valerian, painting circa 1450. — 14 Aug 2017

What Really Happened to Valerian? Was the Roman Emperor Humiliated and Skinned at the Hands of the Enemy?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The death of Valerian is traditionally known as one of the most dramatic and unfortunate of all the deaths of the Roman emperors. The widely accepted story is that Valerian wanted to end the war with the Sassanians by offering them money. The...
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King Shapur of Persia Humiliating Emperor Valerian (Public Domain) Background: court of the emperor Valerian, painting circa 1450. — 14 Aug 2017

What Really Happened to Valerian? Was the Roman Emperor Humiliated and Skinned at the Hands of the Enemy?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The death of Valerian is traditionally known as one of the most dramatic and unfortunate of all the deaths of the Roman emperors. The widely accepted story is that Valerian wanted to end the war with the Sassanians by offering them money. The...
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The Egyptian Judicial System: Robust Pillar of Empire — 11 Nov 2016

The Egyptian Judicial System: Robust Pillar of Empire

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Down the millennia, right from the hoary Narmer Palette to the grand reliefs on the walls of the magnificent temples of Ramesses II and that of later rulers; Egyptian artistic canon depicted the classic and symbolic ‘smiting’ pose in which the...
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The Egyptian Judicial System: Robust Pillar of Empire — 11 Nov 2016

The Egyptian Judicial System: Robust Pillar of Empire

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Down the millennia, right from the hoary Narmer Palette to the grand reliefs on the walls of the magnificent temples of Ramesses II and that of later rulers; Egyptian artistic canon depicted the classic and symbolic ‘smiting’ pose in which the...
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Gods and the creative and destructive power of fire. — 18 Jul 2016

Thieves of Fire in Ancient Mythology: Divine Creation and Destruction in the Hands of Man

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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From ancient times and even to this day, people consider fire one of the basic elements of the universe. Interpretations of fire in ancient mythologies vary greatly, with fire viewed as a creative and cleansing force as well as a destructive and...
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Gods and the creative and destructive power of fire. — 18 Jul 2016

Thieves of Fire in Ancient Mythology: Divine Creation and Destruction in the Hands of Man

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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From ancient times and even to this day, people consider fire one of the basic elements of the universe. Interpretations of fire in ancient mythologies vary greatly, with fire viewed as a creative and cleansing force as well as a destructive and...
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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

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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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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Do the ghosts of the ill-fated Calverley family still roam? — 04 Mar 2016

Confessions of a Teenage GhostHunter: Keeping the St Marks Eve Vigil and Looking for the Ghost of Sir Walter Calverley

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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When I was a student Leeds University, in the north of England, (this was in the early 1970s) I used to go on nocturnal ghost-hunting forays with one of my flatmates, a medical student called Ralph. I had the notebook and a typewriter. He had the...
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Do the ghosts of the ill-fated Calverley family still roam? — 04 Mar 2016

Confessions of a Teenage GhostHunter: Keeping the St Marks Eve Vigil and Looking for the Ghost of Sir Walter Calverley

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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When I was a student Leeds University, in the north of England, (this was in the early 1970s) I used to go on nocturnal ghost-hunting forays with one of my flatmates, a medical student called Ralph. I had the notebook and a typewriter. He had the...
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