Written in homage to the city and people of Paris the day after the destructive fire at Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on 15 April 2019. (Reconstruction donation details at the end)
(https://www.danielemancini-archeologia.it/la-romana-lutetia-parisiorum-parigi/)
The Roman city of Lutetia (also Lutetia Parisiorum or Lutèce in French) was the predecessor of present-day Paris, but nobody’s […]
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Cicero accusing Cataline, Maccari Hall, Italian Senate (Public domain)
Roman senators: men in white togas, lots of waffle, drama, hot air and the odd good speech. Such is the (often wildly inaccurate) impression that we gain from television and film of Rome’s Senate.
The senatus romanus was one of the most enduring institutions […]
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Cheers! Drinking contest of Herakles and Dionysos, early 3rd century AD Antioch
Felix sanusque sit novus annus!
In the modern Western calendar, it’s the beginning of the year, a time for renewals and resolutions. I wish you every luck in your health, goals and prosperity in the coming year.
It was a much […]
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