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Rome The Series - S02/E10 - The Finale
Pullo finds out that the woman he is involved with poisoned his wife, so he strangles her while she is on her death bed. She was incidently dying from a stab wound that she received while fighting off… more →
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Zicht Op Maastricht Audio Tour
locusta wrote 2 hours ago: Roman bridge marker.Zicht Op Maastricht is a history and archaeological project aimed at creating re … more →
Constantine's Sin
whitezone wrote 1 day ago: I tend to find amusing the number of princes and lawmakers who have obtained excellent reputations o … more →
Google Pompeii
Abelard wrote 4 days ago: If you’ve never been to the Roman ruins of Pompeii south of Naples in Italy, now’s your … more →
The Heart throb Emperor
charleyjk4 wrote 3 weeks ago: The purpose of this blog is not to expose the virtues or vices of the Roman emperors. That will be l … more →
Treasures of Special Collections - Livy's History of Rome
Sarah Hepworth wrote 3 weeks ago: Continuing our ‘Treasures’ series, I’ve chosen to highlight this illuminated manus … more →
The Curse of Caracalla.
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charleyjk4 wrote 3 weeks ago: “Where is your brother, Abel? His blood calls out to me from the ground.” the Lord asked of Cain. I … more →
A short History of Commodus.
charleyjk4 wrote 1 month ago: Of the assumption of the purple by Commodus, Dio Cassius wrote as follows; “Our history has descende … more →
Of Roman Salutes.
charleyjk4 wrote 1 month ago: Ave Caesar, Morituri te salutante? This has become the axiom of a school boy facing the wrath of the … more →
The Polytheism of Rome.
charleyjk4 wrote 1 month ago: Polytheism thrived and prospered in Ancient Rome as a result of several factors. The Romans ever so … more →
Vox Pompeii.
charleyjk4 wrote 1 month ago: Archeologists have unearthed evidence that Municipal democracy flourished in various parts of the Ro … more →
'Mummy' Producer And 'Hellboy' Screenwriter Join Forces For 'Mortis Rex'
goremasterfx wrote 1 month ago: by Blair Marnell – MTV Producer Jim Jacks has joined the supernatural action thriller “M … more →
Damnatio Memoriae
charleyjk4 wrote 1 month ago: Excommunication was to a Catholic Priest what Damnatio Memoriae was to a Roman citizen. The greatest … more →
Tragedies of Shakespeare: Coriolanus
John Walsh wrote 1 month ago: Coriolanus is the last written of Shakespeare’s tragedies and the one which most clearly pits the st … more →
Tragedies of Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra
John Walsh wrote 1 month ago: Of all of Shakespeare’s plays, Antony and Cleopatra is the one that probably divides opinions the mo … more →
Roman Feuds.
charleyjk4 wrote 1 month ago: There is a Spanish proverb which goes thus; “Revenge is a dish best eaten cold”. The Ancient Romans … more →
The Obscure Emperor.
charleyjk4 wrote 1 month ago: The Chinese have an adage that goes thus; “it is better to live a single day as a tiger than a thous … more →
Nero's Rotating Dining Table - from Neat-O-Rama
ldorazio1 wrote 1 month ago: REMINDER: 10 Days until the End of “History’s Greatest Asshole.” We’ll be t … more →
New article · Julius Caesar's funeral proceeded on the Liberalia, 17 March 44 BCE
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DIVVS·IVLIVS wrote 2 months ago: Caesar’s funeral: wax effigy1 Caesar’s cremation2 Francesco Carotta has published a new … more →
The Example of Augustus Caesar: Is There Such a Thing as a Benevolent Dictatorship?
ACG wrote 2 months ago: Today marks the 2,072nd anniversary of the birth of Gaius Octavius Thurinus, later Gaius Iulius Caes … more →
