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Empires. Animula. Blossoms and Warblers.
Given the situation in which the world now finds itself, I had thought to descant upon the folly and evil of self-appointed emperors and their
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Coins and Target Audiences in the Roman Empire
I spend a lot of time thinking about the significance and intent behind certain images on ancient coins. I am also very much interested in what
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Istanbul Airport — Museum!
On the way home from a recent trip to Turkey and Greece (October 2022) Mary and I had a transit layover at the Istanbul Airport. During the trip, we
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Mars and the Roman celebration of war
Statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian as Mars, God of War, 117–125 CE, that I photographed at the Capitoline Museums, Rome, ItalyIn ancient Roman
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Living well in the Roman Empire
As thou intendest to live when thou art gone out,...so it is in thy power to live here. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 5.Images: Some of
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Zurn Industries acquires washroom solutions provider Hadrian
Zurn Industries has acquired Hadrian Inc., a provider of washroom partitions and lockers.Photo via Zurn Industries Twitter Zurn Industries has
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The Oracle of Delphi—Was She Really Stoned?
Read “Was She Really Stoned?” by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and John R. Hale as it originally appeared in Archaeology Odyssey, November/December
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The Origin of Christianity
A turning point in the Jesus movement, Peter baptizes the Roman centurion Cornelius, the first non-Jewish Christian, in Jerusalem (Acts 10), as shown
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Ancient Jerusalem: The Village, the Town, the City
It’s made such an enormous impact on Western civilization that it’s hard to fathom how small its population really was—small compared even to
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Awake
For most of the past week the foghorns of the ships out on Puget Sound have been blowing day and night. Not on account of any fog banks, but in
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Artist Combines Artifacts With AI To Create Realistic Portraits of Roman Emperors
Artist Combines Artifacts With AI To Create Realistic Portraits of Roman Emperors Digital composite of Augustus (L) and Maximuinus Thrax (R). (Photo:
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Artist Combines Artifacts With AI To Create Realistic Portraits of Roman Emperors
Artist Combines Artifacts With AI To Create Realistic Portraits of Roman Emperors Digital composite of Augustus (L) and Maximuinus Thrax (R). (Photo:
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The emperor Hadrian and the Castel Sant'Angelo
The emperor Hadrian's tomb was erected on the right bank of the Tiber, between AD 134 and 139. Now known as the Castel Sant'Angelo, originally the
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Temple Mount
Our feature called “Library Explorer,” enables you to dig deeper into a select topic of Bible history and archaeology each week. This allows us
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Seldom Visited Aqueduct at Caesarea
The High Level aqueduct at Caesarea Maritima is a site usually visited by tour groups to Caesarea. Aqueduct Junction — Note how one part turns
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The Life of Marcus Aurelius: Part II
Written by Katherine Kennedy, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom One Empire, Two Emperors Life changed drastically for Marcus Aurelius, and Rome