St. Fabian, the layman the Holy Spirit chose to be pope
Elected Pope by surprise, Fabian—a patrician and a layman—proved to be a great pontiff and advisor to the emperor, who eventually died a martyr.
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Kill, die and rise in the legions: London's British Museum revisits the life of the imperial Roman army with a spectacular exhibition | Culture
The show includes the only surviving rectangular shield and a breastplate from the Varo massacre, among other exceptional artists
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Book Review: 'Emperor of Rome,' by Mary Beard - The New York Times
The classicist Mary Beard examines the excesses and tedium of imperial rule, sorting fact from gossip and tall tales.
Source: nytimes.com
PolitiFact | Tales of 'unearthed and documented' giant human skeletons don't have a leg to stand on
With October just around the corner, photos of skeletons on your social media feed may not be surprising. But beware: So
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The Amphitheatre of El Djem: Gladiatorial Arena of Tunisia
The amphitheatre is one of the most iconic architectural contributions of ancient Rome.
Source: ancient-origins.net
Ancient Showpieces From Köhlmoos, Salton Collections at Künker
Künker Auctions 376-378 by Künker GmbH ...... Three of the seven catalogs--with as many as 4,715 lots and a total estimate of 9 million euros--that were
Al Fayyum United States Perifereia Ipeirou Perifereia Stereas Elladas Al Iskandariyah Perifereia Notiou Aigaiou
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Snakes on Ancient Coins
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... This reptile, as an image of divinity and of nature, is figured both in its natural shape, and under a variety
Perifereia Stereas Elladas United States Al Iskandariyah United Kingdom France General Perifereia Voreiou Aigaiou
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Short Timers on Ancient Coins: The Briefest Reigns of Roman Emperors
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ..... Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. —Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II (1597) ROMAN EMPERORS RARELY
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Top 10 Little-Known But Fascinating Roman Emperors
The Roman Empire was one of the greatest civilizations ever established. Lasting over 1,000 years, they dominated the ancient Mediterranean. Roman laws
United Kingdom Friuli Venezia Giulia Lawrence Alma Tadema Emperor Alexander Queen Zenobia Maximinus Thrax
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Ancient Coins - Steve Benner: Ten Coins I'd Love to Own
Ancient Coins Like most coin collectors, I have a list of coins I want to own. The list I plan to cover in this article will be personal and not just a list of the most famous ancient coins, so I won’t be listing decadrachms, pentadrachms. It’s not that I wouldn’t love to own one or all of these, but their cost is not only out of my purchasing range but greater than my net worth. And even if I had the money and bought the coins, my wife would kill me and bury me in the back yard, whic...
Perifereia Kentrikis Makedonias Perifereia Peloponnisou Aegean Sea Oceans General United States Goddard Space Flight Center
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