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The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
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From Augustus’ Reign To The ‘Five Good Emperors,’ Go Inside The Famous Pax Romana Era
The Pax Romana, kickstarted by Rome’s first emperor Augustus after his defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 B.C.E., ...
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The Glory That Is Rome
In fact, Imperial Rome was designed specifically to impress both its citizens and visitors: the first emperor, Augustus (27 B.C.-A.D. 14), began an ambitious beautification program, which led to ...
'Rome of Portugal' is beautiful city with more visitors than Lisbon
The UNESCO City of Media Arts was previously named Europe's leading emerging tourism destination - and it's not hard to see ...
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Why is the pope called Pontifex Maximus – a several thousand-year-old pagan Roman title?
The Roman emperors were central figures in the ancient Roman religion. The emperor also served as high priest, since he was Pontifex Maximus. But at some point, the emperors in the Roman Empire also ...
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Zaha Hadid Architects Transforms a Palazzo into the Luxury Hotel Romeo
The conversion—one of the last projects that the Iraqi-British architect worked on before dying—wraps a landmarked structure in Rome with a futuristic second skin.
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Firsthand evidence of Jesus' crucifixion is found in ancient Roman manuscript
The Annals, written by the Roman historian Tacitus only 91 years after Jesus's death, begins with the death of Emperor Augustus in 14AD and finishes with Nero's suicide 54 years later. In Book 15 ...