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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 month agoNero: The Artist Who Became an Emperor Who Became a Tyrant
Nero, the fifth Roman emperor (54-68 CE), combined artistic talents with tyrannical rule, ultimately losing power after the Great Fire of 64 CE and committing suicide after being declared a public enemy.
fromJezebel
1 month agoThe Time I Learned Greek Scholars Are Canonically Hotter Than Roman Scholars
It started with a book launch in 2021. I'd been living in London as a social media journalist when I asked my then-publication's culture editor to send me to one of these exclusive-sounding events, as 1) I'd never been and 2) I just really wanted to be a person who "has a book launch to go to." Thankfully, there was one that exact day-and he put my name on the list for the release of Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome. Huzzah.
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fromKqed
3 months agoWhy Do We Make New Year's Resolutions?
They celebrated the start of January by giving offerings to the month's namesake, Janus - the two-faced god of beginnings and endings - and auspicious gifts (like twigs from sacred trees) to their loved ones. "It was a day to make promises and offerings," McCrossen says. "I think that's the origin of our New Year's resolution, because a resolution is a kind of promise."
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fromOpen Culture
4 months agoWhy Your Vision of Ancient Rome Is All Wrong, According to Historian Mary Beard
Many modern portrayals misrepresent ancient Roman life, obscuring realities like painted statuary, assisted clothing, common kissing greetings, and reciprocal Greek–Roman cultural exchange.
fromBig Think
7 months agoThe Roman Empire, explained in 39 minute
Before the Roman world, Europe was not joined up. Now the Roman Empire joined up Europe and the Middle East and North Africa into a system that was linked. Big roads went across continents, linking one place with another in a way that was inconceivable before.
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