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Theater of Marcellus - Rome. Begun by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus in 13 BC. Augustus called it the theater of Marcellus after his nephew.
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The city of Ephesus also retains some of the best Roman and Greek ruins in the world, especially the ancient theater, which used to hold up to 25,000 people.
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However, the woman didn’t get the attention she so desired, for the comments are predominantly people calling her what she rightfully is - ‘a troll.’ Then, on November 23, she posted a follow-up video that achieved another 100,000 views. ‘Rome was a metaphor,’ this time, and Greece was the ‘power player’ between the 4th and 2nd century BC, not Rome.

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The God of wine Dionysus. A rare bronze statue, since most of them were melted down to reuse the metal. Note the lips inlaid with copper and the missing pupils, they were probably inset with glass. Rome Palazzo Massimo Museum.
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Important settlements of the Roman world were riddled with underground mazes which housed the dead in rock-cut graves. Known as catacombs, these collective tombs date to the early Christian era and were usually created just outside the city limits.

The Mysterious Agape Tables: A Unique Feature of the Maltese Catacombs - Mystery & UFO The ancient man-made subterranean catacombs of Malta, make up an […]

Sightseeing Tour of Ancient Rome
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Throughout time there have been great military leaders, whose leadership skills have shaped and defined the path of human civilization. One such military leader was Hannibal Barca. Hannibal was a Carthaginian general who fought against Rome during the second Punic war

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This magnificent wellhead was excavated in the spring of 1797 in Ostia, the port town of ancient Rome. It was found in situ, on a well, near the Bovacciano Tower during one of the last private excavations on papal lands there under the direction of the Irish painter and antiquarian Robert Fagan (1761-1816).
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Edward Gibbon typified this view. Gibbon felt that both Caligula and Rome’s 11th emperor, Domitian, were quite mad, and he repeatedly expressed this view in his monumental Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Rome’s Most Infamous Emperor: Was Caligula Mad or Bad? - Mystery & UFO Today, pundits and psychiatrists furiously debate the definition of ‘madness’. […]

An 18k yellow gold pendant featuring an orange Roman carnelian bead in the form of a female bust, with draped material to the front and her hair pulled back into a bun. The cameo, dating from the 2nd- 3rd Century AD, was originally pierced through the head.
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The Roman Thermae of Varna - the fourth-largest preserved Roman thermae in Europe and the largest in the Balkans 🇧🇬 🇪🇺
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Hatra was an important ally of the Parthians during their ongoing struggle to keep the expansionist Roman Empire at bay, which resulted in a series of conflicts (the Roman-Parthian Wars ) that lasted from 54 BC to 217 AD. The Romans couldn’t reach Parthian territory without passing through Hatra first, and in fact the people of Hatra were forced to defend themselves against Roman attacks several times in the second century.

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The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia is a religious complex from the time of the Roman Republic . This ancient sanctuary is situated in Praeneste (known today as Palestrina), not far from Rome.

Cult Worship at the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia - Mystery & UFO The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia is a religious complex from […]

The modern municipality of Migdal is close to where the ancient fishing settlement of Magdala has been unearthed. Magdala – in today's northern Israel – sits on the shore of the Sea of Galilee and is considered by many to be the hometown of Mary Magdalene. In 2009, an archaeological dig revealed a Roman-era synagogue that dates back to the 1st century BC and in 2021, a second Roman-era synagogue was discovered. The Romans destroyed the site in AD 67.
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Lucius Domitius Aurelianus was Roman Emperor from 270-275, near the end of the crisis of the third century. The crisis was a time of major political and military instability in the empire. In the 50 years between the murder of Alexander Severus and the ascension of Diocletian, Rome almost collapsed under the threat of foreign invasions and civil war.
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Built by Rome’s first emperor, the Augustus tomb is the largest circular tomb in the world.

Augustus Mausoleum - Largest Circular Tomb On Earth To Reopen In Rome - Mystery & UFO The massive tomb of Augustus, will reopen in March after […]

Historically speaking, a Vandal was “a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and the Oder rivers, overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries AD, and in 455 sacked Rome.” It is said that due to this infamous ‘sacking of Rome’ in 455 AD, the word ‘vandal’ was later used to describe people who destroyed or damaged property.

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Modern portrait of Gaius Valerius Catullus, a prominent Latin poet of the late Roman Republic (84-54 BCE)
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Caligula was Rome’s most tyrannical emperor. His reign from 37-41 AD is filled with murder and debauchery, to levels even his infamous nephew Nero could not reach. The great-great grandson of Julius Caesar certainly left his mark by his possible madness and definitely horrific acts.

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A coin minted by Brutus and Cassius during the civil war following Caesar's assassination. The rear features two daggers, symbolic of Caesar's assassination, and a freedman's cap (pileus). This symbolized the freedom from tyranny given to Rome after Caesar's death, as this cap was given to a slave after being freed. Additionally, it features a date, the Ides of March. The front feature an image of Brutus with an inscription that reads "Brutus, Imperator, Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus" (Cestianus oversaw the production of these coins.)
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Until 509 BC Rome was ruled by kings. The last Roman king was Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, who was regarded as a tyrant. While the king grew increasingly unpopular with his subjects the immediate cause of his overthrow

The Roman Republic – Was It Truly A Republic? - Mystery & UFO The Roman Republic was the period in ancient Roman history […]

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Hailing from Castellum Arsacalitanum, Numidia, Quadratus had a very distinguished career in the Roman army during the early 2nd century AD. He appears to have been a former city official who was able to secure a direct appointment as a Centurion.
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The Colosseum, or Flavian Amphitheater, was a gigantic structure that opened in 80 AD to provide entertainment to 50,000 of Rome’s population. According to Rome.net, construction of the Colosseum began under Emperor Vespasianin in 72 AD and was completed eight years later when Emperor Titus ruled the Roman Empire. It is written that to celebrate his completion of the gigantic monument, Titus held 100 days of games that saw more than 2,000 gladiators die in the arena. The Colosseum was used for more than 500 years.

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A quote from the memoirs of Julia Balbilla written in 136 AD comparing the wild beast fights of the provincial arenas to those in Rome.

"Everything in Rome is of the best. In the provinces I have seen shows where the much-heralded fierce beast from the forests and the deserts of the empire turn out to be a few wild cats, or a scabby, toothless, stinking Bear and a half blind Ox covered in flies. At the circus here in Rome creatures are magnificent and unfamiliar specimens, their coats glossy, their rage untempered, enough meat on them to feed a village. The crowds are spoiled by variety and all this goes on for days on end."

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The gladiator is most likely the first image one calls to mind when thinking about entertainment in ancient Rome. As most would already know, gladiators fought either each other or wild animals, in amphitheatres, such as the Colosseum in Rome, across the Roman world. There are various types of gladiators, each distinguished by the weapons and armor that were used. Thus, there were also a variety of gladiator helmets, which will be explored in this article.

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Sadece 6 yıl Roma'ya hükmetmiş olmasına rağmen imparatorluğun en nev'i şahsına münhasır karakterlerinden biri olan Lucius Septimius Bassianus, Afrika kökenli ilk Roma İmparatoru olan Lucius Septimius Severus'un büyük oğludur.👑

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Although they could not officially hold public offices, there were many women who were able to influence the course of Roman history from a position behind the scenes. Julia, the only daughter of Emperor Augustus, was not one of them.

The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome - Mystery & UFO Although they could not officially hold public offices, there were […]

Although Domitian's death did not cause any true sadness in the empire, the Roman army was deeply upset. The Praetorians appear to have been especially furious, and demanded that his killers be punished, causing panic among Domitian's successor Nerva. To help placate the army Nerva adopted the popular general Trajan as his heir, who would succeed the elderly emperor in 98 AD. Even with Domitian unavenged, Trajan was a popular enough choice for the Praetorians to accept this succession without complaint. Indeed, Trajan's relationship with the Guard was a strong one.

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Throughout time there have been great military leaders, whose leadership skills have shaped and defined the path of human civilization. One such military leader was Hannibal Barca. Hannibal was a Carthaginian general who fought against Rome during the second Punic war. His name became synonymous with inciting fear, and to this day he is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time.

Hannibal of Carthage: Military Commander and Greatest Enemy of Rome - Mystery & UFO Throughout time there have been great military leaders, whose leadership […]