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A Brief History of Rome
From the Tarquinian Kings to a Murder on the Senate Floor: In a nutshell, the Roman civilization lasted from around 753 BC to 476 AD, encompassing the founding of Rome by the mythical twins, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire… let me take you through this not-so-a brief History of Rome, the greatest civilization that ever existed! The political and geographical unit known as Rome was inarguably the longest-living ‘nation’ to have ever existed in Western Civilization. Rome, beginning from the kings of Tarquin in 753 B.C., to the fall of Western Rome under barbarian invaders 1400 years later, underwent monumental changes as the challenges of keeping a civilization…
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The Year of the Four Emperors (68–69)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! No, that’s not right… The Ambitious Four? Still not there… The Four Unfortunates? Hmmm, Vespasian did win out in the end… The Four Candidates? It is hard to put a title to these four gentlemen coming up next. History tags their period “The Year of the Four Emperors.” Only one of them made it past the goal post, and even then, it was something of a close call. Even then, while history acknowledges just these four, there were several others who made claims on the throne. Among the most notable were Gaius Julius Vindex, a governor from Gallia, and Nymphidius Sabinus, a Praetorian Prefect…
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The Roman Empire | Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC – AD 68)
The First Dynasty (27 BC-68 AD) – The Julio-Claudian Dynasty From “Build Back Better” to “Burn Them ALL!!!” “First was Augustus, wisest and strongest, Next came Tiberius, darkest, and moodiest. Alas came Caligula, ye “Little Boots,” the nuttiest and wackiest of them all, Hear the tale of Claudius, lame to the last, And of Nero, last of the name…er…dynasty” The first dynasty held the promise of a better future for the empire. From aqueducts, temples, and statues, to military reforms, conquests, and conspiracies; this was the dynasty that set the tone for the future lives of the purple-clad. Even as the dynasty was in decline, its emperor vowing to destroy…
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THE GREAT CASTRATION
Nudity and Fig Leaves in Art To cover, or not to cover; am I a prude? Let’s talk about the Great Castration of all time! Did you ever wonder why walking in Rome, to be more precise, the Vatican City, why most ”male genitalia” were covered in fig leaves or even shocking, were ”smaller” than ‘real life sized’ ones?? Well, by ‘real life sized’, I’m basing on what I have actually seen around…. and I have BEEN around so I have lots of proof, LOL. Well I did, the first time I visited the Eternal City, ROME! There is an interesting story behind these two portraits. They were painted by…
