ROME (Reuters) - After decades of neglect, one of ancient Rome's most important monuments, the mausoleum of the first emperor Augustus, has been restored and will reopen early next year, city officials announced on Friday. The mausoleum is the largest circular tomb in the world ...
He was the son of a 'new man' bearing the same name from Velitrae in Latium. His father had reached the rank of praetor before dying when Octavian was a boy of only 4 years old, just as Caesar was launching his war in Gaul. His father was married to Atia, the daughter of a som...
The second Triumvirate, formed in 43 B.C.E. was comprised of Lepidus, Mark Antony and Caesar Octavian, later the Emperor Caesar Augustus. These three men were the most powerful men in Rome after the death of Julius Caesar; like the first Triumvirate, in the end only one survived....
The ancient Olympic Games were held every four years without a break for more than a thousand years.They continued even after Greece had come under the rule of the Romans.In 393 C. E., a Roman emperor stopped the Games.But the symbolic power of the Games lived on and came to life ...
Caesar Augustus: 8 Fascinating Facts About Rome’s First Emperor Art Culture Rome April 3, 2024Heir to Julius Caesar, he was one of the most famous (and controversial) leaders from Ancient Rome, but how much do you really know about Caesar Augustus? From political strife to private life,...
:Sainte-Chapelle housed the relics of the Passion of Christ, composed of the crown of thorns, and a piece of the Vera Cruz (the real cross where Christ was crucified). The Crown of Thorns was purchased from the Latin emperor of Constantinople, Baldwin II, for an exorbitant sum....
Zhu Yuanzhang First Ming Dynasty Emperor essaysZhu Yuanzhang was founder of the Ming Dynasty, the one dynasty that endured for so long (1368-1644), considering the fact that it was established by a commoner. The reason Ming Dynasty and its first emper
All of these people had to eat. Some people started restaurants serving food using the Emperor. For example, a very big hotel in the city (Hutai in ancient Greece and ancient Rome) people of China could choose the food from a menu. They didn't have to eat the same food as everyone ...
The multimedia used will shine lights onto specific features or depths when discussing which emperor commissioned different structures built upon others. There is a very nice effect of false flames projected onto the walls when discussing the time of the great fire, so it r...
ROME, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The remains of ancient Roman emperor Nero's first residence opened to the public here on Friday after 10 years of restoration work, the Coliseum Archeological Park authorities announced. Named the Domus Transitoria (Transitional Palace), the 800-square-meter, sumptuous...