Hadrian’s Villa
Clipski
The most spectacular and complex Roman villa known so far. It was built around 120 AD for the Roman emperor Hadrian, and much of the site is still unexcavated.
Ancient Romans Were Not Gay
Clipski
The ancient Greeks were not gay. Neither were the ancient Romans.
The Assassination Of Julius Cæsar (44 B.C.)
Francis Johnson
Americans are not great students of history, especially ancient history. Very likely the assassination of Julius Cæsar, one of the most important events in the history of ancient Rome, would also be among the “things not generally known” among Americans, had not Shakespeare’s great tragedy made them familiar with it.
(more…)Pliny The Younger’s Ghost Letter
A Voice From The Past
This letter was sent by Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Younger, to senator Lucius Licinius Sura.
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