A funeral that embarrassed the entire continent. A nickname so embarrassing that it spoils a persons biography even a thousand years later. Plus the bizarre mishaps of heads of state, policemen and members of the resistance movement. When great people enter the scene of history, even greater failure
Paper hearts with intimate confessions, plush mascots, holding hands and chocolates? Not at all. Ancient lupercalia (or pagan valentines) looked more like debauched fertility festivals, and the Romans showed love in a very unprudent way. At the same time, they did not lack creativity… Although it
When it comes to the techniques of inflicting pain on people in a way that is both cruel and spectacular, the imaginations of the ancient Romans knew no bounds. They simply competed in ideas for making a human blood pulp as creatively as possible. To the glory of Caesar and the delight of the crowd.
Adolf Hitler in his study In the years that saw him in power Adolf Hitler escaped a large number of attacks, also well organized, but from which he always miraculously came out unscathed. I wrote the following article for the news.it site. A close-up of the Fuhrer In the course of h