Roman women: Women in ancient Rome – gender and power
Roman women: an old woman, about 50 AD. The sculptor has made her look silly on purpose to make fun of old women Were women oppressed in ancient Rome? Roman [...]
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Caligula – Emperor of Rome – Ancient Rome
The Roman emperor Caligula Why was his nickname Caligula? Caligula's real name was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (after his ancestors Julius Caesar and Augustus). But everyone called him Caligula [...]
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Agrippina the Younger – history of Rome
Agrippina the Younger. 49-50 AD. Now in Milan, in the Civic Archaeological MuseumA Who was Agrippina the Younger? Agrippina the Younger was Caligula's oldest sister, so like him she was the [...]
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What is a regent? Kings and Queens
Empress Wu of the T'ang Dynasty A regent is someone who rules for somebody else. Usually it is an uncle or mother who rules for a child. Maybe the child [...]
