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Showing posts with label Vespasian. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The cult of Serapis: Visions and Portents

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Serapis, sometimes spelled Sarapis, is a Graeco-Egyptian deity promoted during the 3rd century BCE by Ptolemy I Soter as a means to unify Gr...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Review: Onslaught by Anthony Riches

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A historical resource article by Mary Harrsch © 2018 As I began listening to Anthony Riches' " Retribution " today, I re...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Review: Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn

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A history resource article by Mary Harrsch  © 2015 The momentous Year of the Four Emperors , 69 CE, has attracted a number of histori...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Review: Vespasian: Rome's Executioner by Robert Fabbri

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A history resource article by Mary Harrsch  © 2015 I didn't realize it but I guess I started this series about one of Rome's ...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Pewter Calathus featuring scenes of Vespasian's Legio II Augusta unique holiday gift

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A few days ago I received an email from Calix Imperium, a new giftware company in the UK, that is offering, just in time for the holidays...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Excellent princes, ridiculous sophists or jealous tyrants? Gibbon's take on some of Rome's good emperors

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Caesar Augustus by Boschetti Italian Bronze 19th century  CE after Prima Porta  Augustus 2nd century CE.  Photographed at the Universit...
Saturday, July 9, 2011

Hail Caesar: The evolution of family name to imperial title

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"The princes who by their birth or their adoption belonged to the family of the Caesars, took the name of Caesar.    After the death o...
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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Exploring 1st - 4th century Roman villas in Brescia sounds fascinating!

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I received a touristy little news item about the northern Italian town of Brescia that caught my interest.  The article mentioned that the ...