Category: Everything Latin
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Actaeon
Praise for Tales from Ovid: ‘A breathtaking book…To compare his versions with the Latin is to be awestruck again and again by the range and ingenuity of his poetic intelligence…He rescues the old gods and goddesses from the classical dictionaries and gives them back their terror. There should be a copy of his book in…
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Lost Biblical tree grown from 1,000-year-old seed found in Judaean Desert
The following article isn’t really about the Romans, but it’s quite probable they knew about this plant, due to their long occupation of Judaea, and it’s a very interesting piece so I decided to share – I hope you enjoy reading it! Researchers planted the ancient seed in 2010, more than 20 years after it…
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1,700-year-old Roman gold coins discovered
Some of the 1,700-year-old gold coins, which feature portraits of eight Roman emperors and the illegitimate emperor Eugenius. (Image credit: C. Nosbusch/INRA) By Marjanko Pilekić Published 10th January 2025 in Live Science “Secret” excavations in Luxembourg reveal 141 Roman gold coins from eight Roman emperors and one usurper. Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of…
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Spartacus: The 3rd Servile War
Slavery in ancient Rome differed from its more modern form only in that it was not based on race, but like any form of slavery it was an abusive and degrading practice, and cruelty was commonplace. As a slave you had no rights whatsoever, and time and again those who suffered under this practice rebelled…
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Nero’s ‘Golden House’ unveiled
A new entrance and the renovated western side of The Domus Aurea ROME, by Alvise Armellini for Reuters – A section of Ancient Roman Emperor Nero’s vast underground Domus Aurea (the Golden House) was reopened to the public on Friday after extensive restoration and repair work to protect the nearly 2,000-year-old site from water damage.…
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Sulpicia
Many women, we know, wrote poetry in ancient Rome. The works of only one have survived. This poem by Sulpicia, the niece of the distinguished statesman and patron of letters Valerius Messalla Corvinus, allow us to hear an aristocratic female voice from the late first century B.C. and the Augustan milieu of Horace and Virgil.…
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The luxury lifestyle of elite Pompeii residents
A thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79 Angela Giuffrida in Rome, 17th January 2025 A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its owner to pamper well-heeled guests has been discovered among the ruins of ancient Pompeii. The…
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Caligula – unravelling the madness
Caligula Appointing His Horse Incitatus to the Consulship, unknown author, 1616–1669, The Art Institute Chicago. Caligula, who lived from 12 BC to 24 AD is one of the most well known Roman emperors, but for all the wrong reasons. Everyone has heard the horror stories, from his incestuous relationship with his sister, his madness, and…
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Roman villa in Scarborough & London section of Watling Street unearthed
As reported by Historic England and others in April 2021: Rare Roman remains were discovered in recently at the site of a new housing development in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The potential for discovering Roman ruins had been identified at the site in Eastfield, so archaeologists employed by the developer Keepmoat carried out excavations as part…
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Ancient Greek Miracle Plant Rediscovered
This post was written by Giovanni Prete writing for the Greek Reporter GreekReporter.com – Ancient Greek Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years – December 2024 The “miracle” plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought to have become extinct two thousand years ago, has recently been rediscovered…
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