Hello. Yes, I'm back at it again, systematically attacking the record of the ridiculously over-rated emperor, Julian. I am amazed as I search the internet as...
<<The Roman Emperors Caligula, Titus, Hadrian , Cracalla, Geta and Didius Julianus were all said to have performed in the arena.>> ???????????? Famous...
... the last to die was Diocletian in 312CE. So he actually outlived all of his juniors - Maximian died (committed suicide) in 310CE, Galerius died in 311CE...
Hello Group. I have a question that maybe somebody could help me with... Sometime between 337 and 340, coins of a 'Flavia Maximiana Theodora' were minted at...
Sounds like a party . . . Zeus Cult Sacrificed Animals on Mountaintop Altar Discovery News, Jan. 26, 2009 Burnt animal bones, petrified lightning and a bronze...
Israeli dig finds rare Roman bust BBC, 27 January 2009 Israeli archaeologists say they have unearthed a rare Roman-era marble statuette in Jerusalem. The...
Hello Group. I'm currently looking at the Battle of Mursa Major between Constanius II and Magnentius that took place in 351CE. In particular, I'm trying to...
... You mean the vigintivirate that stands at the beginning of the senatorial cursus? The term actually describes a number of different (junior) elective...
Julian's reign and the Empire's--and Republic's--history as a whole show the underlying strengths of the Romans. That Rome could endure so many setbacks, and...
More on: Earliest Chemical Warfare Felled Roman Fort Discovery News, Jan. 30, 2009 A cramped tunnel beneath a Middle Eastern fort might have produced the ...
... Dear Peter, You are actually correct. I trained as a lawyer. There are a few on here, Rory, Cordus, etc. Anyway, Latin is recognised as a lingua legis...
Divers plunder Greece's sunken treasure troves The Guardian [UK], 30 January 2009 For centuries they have lain forgotten and untouched in the murky depths of...
VIDEO: Ancient Roman Tiny "Boxer" Found National Geographic News, January 28, 2009 Unearthed from the ruins of a 1,500-year-old, earthquake-hit Jerusalem ...
... there were certainly a few emperors who were much worse than him (a lot of the Byzantines). The worst would have to be Honorius (the only reason why the...
Hello. I've been looking at the individual Roman (excluding the Byzantines) emperors lately, and it's interesting that even those considered 'bad emperors'...
Hello. I've been looking at the Byzantine emperors (those after the 'fall of the West, so pretty much Zeno onward), and I'm finding it a bit difficult to find...
State continuity in whatever guise is a characteristic of the Roman social order, arguably all the way up to 1453--one can argue that the Byzantines were only...
Hello. Yes, in fact, the very word 'Byzantine' is one created by the western Europeans to attempt to discredit the claim of the Eastern Roman empire being a...
From McDonald's to museums: Italy's new culture tsar Agence France-Presse, January 28, 2009 With a background in Big Macs and designer handbags, Mario Resca...
Pagan Cult Mosaic Found Under Cathedral Discovery News, Feb. 3, 2009 A Roman mosaic floor filled with scenes depicting pagan rites and oriental gods has...
Found this site today: http://nauplion.net/CP-John-Pisanello.html And thought some people might be interested. On it are drawings made by John Pisanello of the...
Cinema fire reveals historic Roman wall Hurriyet Daily News [Turkey], February 07, 2009 A fire in a cinema in Izmir has unveiled a historical wall that can be ...
Hello. Here is a question that I am wondering if someone can help me with... How do Modern Greeks (and/or the government of Greece) view the Byzantine Empire? ...
Hello Group. Last time it was John VIII Palaeologus, the penultimate Roman/Byzantine emperor, now it's his youngest brother's turn... Thomas Palaeologus was...
"Before I go, I am aware that this has the potential to become a fairly incendiary topic, but I am hopeful that nothing bad will come of it." GOSH!!! RB,...
Excavations in Arcadia supports theory of the "birth of Zeus" on Mt. Lykaion University of Pennsylvania Press Release, 2-Feb-2009 In the third century BCE, the...
