Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Does This Peculiar Statue Found at an Ancient Egyptian Temple Really Depict Cleopatra?
Experts on the hunt for the queen's tomb believe that they’ve found a small bust of her—but not everyone agrees ...
What was damnatio memoriae? How to get cancelled in Ancient Rome
One particularly good example of ‘damnatio memoriae’ involves Crispus, the first son of the Roman emperor Constantine the ...
Greek Reporter2d
Why Julius Caesar’s Last Words Were in Greek?
Julius Caesar reportedly said his last words in Greek: "And you, son Brutus?" But why did Caesar choose to speak these words ...
Return of Islamist terror a test for our lax laws
A few days before Christmas, a French court condemned Brahim Chnina and Abdelhakim Sefrioui to 13 and 15 years’ imprisonment ...
Hyperallergic8d
Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb Yields Trove of Ancient Artifacts
The findings include hundreds of ancient coins portraying the queen of Egypt, a marble statue, and ceremonial vessels.
From Cleopatra to Wellington, leaders have always taxed beer. But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey
Beer has existed for thousands of years. It was the drink of choice in ancient Egypt, in northern Europe in the Middle Ages ...
Camdram Wrapped – looking back on Michaelmas ’24
What did theatre writers, editors, and causal viewers think of Camdram last term? Which show had the most laugh out loud ...
London Review of Books15d
Triple Pillar of the World
She was given a royal funeral and interred alongside Antony. Caesarion, the son she had borne to Julius Caesar, was dead within the month. Of her three children with Antony, two graced the victor’s ...
New York Sun29d
Cleopatra Times Seven: Why Haven’t We Heard More About the Queens of Egypt?
Number seven, the most flamboyant and most dynastically minded, paired up with the new imperial power, Rome, had a son by Julius Caesar, named Caesarian. After Caesar was assassinated, she turned to ...
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This Actor Played 14 Different Historical People In His Career (& 3 Of Them A Combined 7 Times)
Historical & Biblical Characters Played By Charlton Heston Character Movie Mark Antony Julius Caesar (1950), Julius Caesar (1970), Antony and Cleopatra ...
The Malta Independent18d
Erotic affairs and crimes of Roman emperors
I welcome you with a Roman greeting: hic habitat felicitas - here lives happiness For those about to read, turn over the page if you are scrupulous... Friends, Romans, Maltese ...