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Nero: cruel and crazy ambition: how a once-noble line of Roman rulers came to a savage end.(World History)Wishnia, Steven
“When his sister Drusilla died, Gaius Caesar, that man who could no more grieve than rejoice as befits a princeps, fled from the sight and society of his citizens; he did not attend his sister’s funeral rites, he did not make funeral offerings to his sister, but in his Alban home h...
Joe Heschmeyer explores the historical factors that enabled Christianity to conquer the Roman Empire (and how we can do it again.)
[1] More recently, Roman Emperor Nero reputedly used lenses made from emeralds to watch gladiators fighting to the death. [2] Modern optical instruments like spectacles and telescopes became possible when people figured out how to make and use reliably high quality glass; spectacles date from ...
By the time of Marcus Aurelius’ reign, Christians were renowned throughout the Roman Empire for their disdain of torture and death. And the knowledge was not confined to the lower echelons of society. Marcus Aurelius, himself, was aware of the problem. Following the Stoic influence of Epictetu...
This paper addresses the myth of the Strand Lane cold bath's Roman origins: it explains how this dream of Rome first emerged in the 1830s and became consolidated in the 1840s, and documents the means...doi:10.1007/s12138-016-0422-6Michael Trapp...
How did Gaius Marius change the Roman army?Gaius Marius:The Roman Army has gained historical renown for its frequent successes and effectiveness. Over time, however, several changes impacted the way the army was organized and the uses to which it was put....
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