Ancient Rome

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• The New Year

  
  Indonesia First Blog News — Authority: 126
  New Year’s DayNew Year’s Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome). In all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, except for Israel, it is [...]Related ...
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• Rome, Villa Giulia

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  The "Sarcofago degli Sposi" I visited the Villa Giulia for the first time in 1982, a couple of days before my eighteenth birthday. I had read the first five books by Livy and had become fond of early Roman history, which naturally drove me to this museum, which is devoted to art of  ancient Etruria and ...
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• Rome, Palazzo Altemps

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  Ludovisi Sarcophagus, detail The porter of the Palazzo Altemps, just north of the Piazza Navona, is so disinterested that he does not even look in the book he has taken with him. He’s just bored. After he’s sold you a ticket and has started to gaze at the door again, your bag will be checked in an X-ray machine ...
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• Commemorating the dead (or not)

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  The Colosseum I already blogged on the Christian martyrs venerated in the Colosseum, and pointed out that there is no evidence that Christians were killed on that terrible place. The evidence, in fact, suggests the opposite. No Medieval list of martyrdom sites mentions the Colosseum. There is actually more ...
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• Cleopatra’s Pearls

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  Cleopatra VII Now that we’ve had our Christmas dinner – nasi goreng in my case – LacusCurtius’ Bill Thayer serves us something to read and help you digest it: Cleopatra’s Pearls , an article that originally appeared in the Classical Journal 52 (1957). It’s a highly amusing piece that contains ...
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• How Much of Rome Can You See in Just a Few Days Before or After Your Cruise

  
  Cruise Talk Central — Authority: 126
  We have just uploaded the first of our Gallery Pictures from our most recent cruise, a Trans-Atlantic from Civitavecchia/Rome. This very popular cruise port, may serve as either your embarkation or debarkation port for your next Mediterranean cruise. Many people like to combine their cruise vacation with a few days ...
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• Roman Holiday

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  "Rome, by all means Rome" In 58 CE, two people from the Low Countries, Frisian leaders named Malorix and Verritus, arrived in Rome. While waiting for Nero , who “had other cares to occupy him” (as Tacitus writes , full of innuendo), the two men visited the Theater of Pompey and caused a stir because they did ...
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• Common Errors (27): Christians in the Colosseum

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  The Colosseum During the reign of Marcus Aurelius (r.161-180), the Roman Empire started to experience increased pressure on its frontiers. Germanic tribes started to organize themselves better and in the East, the Parthians were replaced by the Sasanian Empire , which was more aggressive than its predecessors ...
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• Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  Model of the Mausoleum of Augustus Everyone has an innocent private sin. For instance, if I visit Rome, I prefer Chinese food for dinner, and in the afternoon, I like McDonald’s for lunch. (I want to see things, so I don’t want to waste time; fast food is fine with me.) Another sin I must confess is that amongst ...
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• Rome, Museo nazionale romano

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  Funerary inscription of the historian Tacitus. When I visited Rome for the first time, back in ’82, the Museo nazionale romano was closed. I do not recall when I was for the first time able to visit it, although it must have been in the early years of digital photography, because our photos are, as digital ...
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• Regulation of the Day 89: Purple Dye

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 567
  Ancient Roman consuls – equivalent to our presidents – wore togas edged in purple to mark their high status. As Republic became Empire, new emperors were said to “ascend to the purple.” Purple clothing was a status symbol for most of human history. It was the ancient equivalent of the Mercedes-Benz. ...
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• Ancient Greek money

  
  Lili Design Studio — Authority: 149
  Ancient Greek coinage are similar in appearance to modern ones. For a period of 1000 years and considering the small cities states and the colonies we can assume that there exists a rich set of different coins. The drachma (Δραχμή) was a currency that also the new Greek State adopted and that is now replaced by ...
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• [LeLutka]…Distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December

  
  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 173
  It’s been a while…I have not been so overwhelmed with a collection like I was with Lelutka’s. Not a surprise? There were a couple of things that made this sunday, an epic fashion day.  From the background music (which was perfect), the organization (which was flawless), the detail of making the guests dress in ...
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• Ancient Rome & America Exhibition @ the National Constitution Center: Coming in February

  
  Things to Do in Philadelphia: uwishunu Philly — Authority: 145
  National Constitution Center, G. Widman for GPTMC Yesterday, the National Constitution Center announced their new, upcoming exhibit, set to launch in February of 2010… Ancient Rome & America . The exhibit will showcase the cultural, political, and social connections between ancient Rome and modern America. ...
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• The Saturnalia of ancient Rome

  
  Wilson's Blogmanac — Authority: 131
  Four major Roman festivals were held in December, including the Saturnalia, which celebrated the returning Sun-god. Saturnalia (from the god Saturn) was the name the Romans gave to their holiday marking the Winter Solstice , and many of our Christmas customs derive from it. Saturn was a Roman cognate of the Greek ...
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• Watch Where Did It Come From?: Ancient Rome - The Rise of Apartments Movie Trailer Online

  
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• Watch Where Did It Come From?: Ancient Rome - The Mobile Society Movie Trailer Online

  
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• The Halcyon Days

  
  Wilson's Blogmanac — Authority: 131
  During the Halcyon Days, the Mediterranean was supposed to stay calm. Halcyon is Greek for a kingfisher (sea-hound). The ancient Sicilians believed that the kingfisher incubated its eggs for fourteen days on the surface of the sea, during which time, before the Winter Solstice , the waves were still ... ...
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• Quirinius’ Census

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 425
  Ostracon, recording a part of Quirinius census. Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. The ostracon to the right can be seen in the National Library of Austria. It was found in Elephantine in southern Egypt, and was written by someone who was obviously accustomed to writing many texts. A man named Amonios son of Amonios, tax ...
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• Silvestri, Berlusconi and the Emperor Tiberius

  
  Man of Roma — Authority: 103
  After the No-B(erlusconi)-day last saturday Dicember 5 in Rome (a great success I am witness of) the singer–songwriter Daniele Silvestri has posted on Youtube a rap called L’imperatore Tiberio. [It reminds me just a bit of the traditional Tammurriate danced in the South of Italy and linked to the ...
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