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Rome: Famous emperors and generals. When you think of theemperors and generals of ancient Romemanyfamous namescome to mind. The best-known with certainty and star of numerous comics and movies is certainlyGaius Julius Caesar(100-44 B.C.), namesake of the term "Emperor" and the epitome of ...
Tiberius was one of the oldest emperors of Rome. He reached the advanced age of 77, andappeared to perishof natural causes after an injury and long illness in 37 CE... except he actually didn't - he was simply unconscious for a time. ...
Ancient Rome gave rise to many famous personalities like Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Augustus, and many more renowned Romans who are still remembered today. But it also saw the reign of notorious emperors such as Nero and Caligula among others, whose regimes of terror still send a chill down ...
From emperors to generals, writers to philosophers, rebellion leaders to pioneering doctors, and many more besides, ancient Rome was filled over the centuries with people who, for better or for worse, had an impact both whilst they were alive, and for generations afterwards. ...
Throughout the annals of history, numerous famous emperors have risen to power, leaving monumental marks on the world with their unique personalities and ...
“This brooch is one of the finest examples of the use of carved emeralds,” says Chen. “In Mogal India, the emperors had court lapidaries take the art of carving to new heights.” Jacques Cartier had famously traveled to India at the beginning of the 20th century to sell to the extre...
Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, had eleven daughters, including the Queen of France, the Queen of Naples and Sicily, the Duchess of Parma, and five sons, including two Holy Roman Emperors, Joseph II and Leopold II. Of the sixteen children, ten survived to ...
, who was already married to Cleopatra, became enemies. The victory at Actium in 31 BC allowed the young Caesar to conquer the absolute domain over Rome. This became official in 27 BC when the Senate conferred him the title of Augustus (inherited later also by all future Roman Emperors)....
Located in Sicily’s capital city, the Palermo Cathedral is a major monument and houses the burials of the kings and emperors of Sicily. Built in the 12th century on a former Byzantine basilica transformed into a mosque, the Palermo Cathedral is a church of Roman style with strong Arab influ...