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4 09, 2017

Seneca – Roman philosophy – ancient Rome

By |2017-09-04T01:17:29-07:00September 4th, 2017|Literature, Romans|Comments Off on Seneca – Roman philosophy – ancient Rome

Seneca, the Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca was one of the great writers of the Julio-Claudianperiod in Rome. He was born in the Roman province of Spain about 3 BC. But his [...]

3 09, 2017

Claudius – Roman emperor – Ancient Rome

By |2019-04-08T19:34:16-07:00September 3rd, 2017|History, Romans|Comments Off on Claudius – Roman emperor – Ancient Rome

The Roman emperor Claudius (died 54 AD) Claudius's family Claudius was born in 10 BC in the city of Lugdunum in Gaul (modern Lyons, France). His mother was Antonia Minor, Mark Anthony's youngest [...]

2 09, 2017

Agrippina the Younger – history of Rome

By |2019-01-19T11:22:49-08:00September 2nd, 2017|History, Romans|Comments Off on 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 [...]

26 08, 2017

Nero’s Golden House – Domus Aurea – Rome

By |2019-07-09T23:32:50-07:00August 26th, 2017|Architecture, Romans|Comments Off on Nero’s Golden House – Domus Aurea – Rome

The inside of Nero's Golden House: it's very dark! Why was Nero building a new palace? After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, the Roman Emperor Nero took advantage of the space [...]

22 08, 2017

Nero and the Great Fire of Rome – Christianity

By |2017-08-22T16:54:57-07:00August 22nd, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Nero and the Great Fire of Rome – Christianity

The Roman emperor Nero In the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero, during the night between the 18th and the 19th of July, 64 AD, there was a great fire in the city of [...]

4 08, 2017

Raphael – Biography – Renaissance art

By |2018-04-23T09:44:15-07:00August 4th, 2017|Art, Modern Europe|Comments Off on Raphael – Biography – Renaissance art

Raphael's early selfie as a teenager Raphael, Titian, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci were the four greatest painters of the Renaissance in Italy. Raphael was born in 1483, when Michelangelo was eight years old and Leonardo was already grown up; Titian [...]

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