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Celestial hairlock of Queen Berenice II of Egypt (de Art / Adobe Stock) — 12 Jul 2023

The Celestial Hairlock Of Berenice II, Queen Of Egypt And Cyrene

By MartiniF

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Not long after the passing of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his generals, Ptolemy - who went on to found the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt and later known as Ptolemy I Soter - annexed Cyrene (in modern Libya). As Cyrene proved challenging to...
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Celestial hairlock of Queen Berenice II of Egypt (de Art / Adobe Stock) — 12 Jul 2023

The Celestial Hairlock Of Berenice II, Queen Of Egypt And Cyrene

By MartiniF

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Not long after the passing of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his generals, Ptolemy - who went on to found the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt and later known as Ptolemy I Soter - annexed Cyrene (in modern Libya). As Cyrene proved challenging to...
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Women Gladiators: Sensational Spectator Sport For Roman Audiences — 10 Jul 2023

Women Gladiators: Sensational Spectator Sport For Roman Audiences

By Paul Chrystal

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It may all have started when female sword fighters performed at funerals in the very early days of Rome. There may also be some connection between women participating in chariot racing and women gladiators. The Greek Heraean Games were pivotal:...
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Women Gladiators: Sensational Spectator Sport For Roman Audiences — 10 Jul 2023

Women Gladiators: Sensational Spectator Sport For Roman Audiences

By Paul Chrystal

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It may all have started when female sword fighters performed at funerals in the very early days of Rome. There may also be some connection between women participating in chariot racing and women gladiators. The Greek Heraean Games were pivotal:...
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The Oath of Catiline, by Joseph-Marie Vien (1809) (Public Domain) — 05 Jul 2023

Catiline’s Ambition: Born And Bred For Roman Consulship

By James Carney

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L. Sergius Catilina (106 to 62 BC), or Catiline, who eventually led a failed revolt against the Roman Republic, embodied the virtues and vices of members of his class and generation. Catiline was neither a villain as depicted by Cicero or Sallust,...
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The Oath of Catiline, by Joseph-Marie Vien (1809) (Public Domain) — 05 Jul 2023

Catiline’s Ambition: Born And Bred For Roman Consulship

By James Carney

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L. Sergius Catilina (106 to 62 BC), or Catiline, who eventually led a failed revolt against the Roman Republic, embodied the virtues and vices of members of his class and generation. Catiline was neither a villain as depicted by Cicero or Sallust,...
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The Trial of Queen Catherine of Aragon, by Henry Nelson O'Neil (1846–1848, Birmingham Museums) (Public Domain) — 28 Jun 2023

Queen Katherine Of Aragon – Old And Deformed Wife Of Henry VIII?

By Sylvia Barbara ...

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In 1519, the French King Francis I quipped that Henry VIII had “an old deformed wife, while he himself is young and handsome”. It is generally assumed that the French King was referring to Katharine’s corpulent figure - several years later...
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The Trial of Queen Catherine of Aragon, by Henry Nelson O'Neil (1846–1848, Birmingham Museums) (Public Domain) — 28 Jun 2023

Queen Katherine Of Aragon – Old And Deformed Wife Of Henry VIII?

By Sylvia Barbara ...

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In 1519, the French King Francis I quipped that Henry VIII had “an old deformed wife, while he himself is young and handsome”. It is generally assumed that the French King was referring to Katharine’s corpulent figure - several years later...
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Hooded Roman soldier on a horse ( Ramy / Adobe Stock) — 21 Jun 2023

Procopius, Fourth Century AD Spy Who Became a Roman Emperor

By Mario Bartolini

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Although its golden age had long passed, the Roman Empire was still a prosperous and militarily formidable state at the turn of the fourth century. The famed Pax Romana – the century between the reign of Trajan (98 - 117) and that of Severus...
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Hooded Roman soldier on a horse ( Ramy / Adobe Stock) — 21 Jun 2023

Procopius, Fourth Century AD Spy Who Became a Roman Emperor

By Mario Bartolini

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Although its golden age had long passed, the Roman Empire was still a prosperous and militarily formidable state at the turn of the fourth century. The famed Pax Romana – the century between the reign of Trajan (98 - 117) and that of Severus...
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