Face of Heliogabalus. Cassio Dione narrates his tragic murder Lets say that Eliogabalo he tried hard to be hated, but the end of her was really bloody, even sadder if you think that it concerned a boy who was still very young. Eliogabalo is remembered for having been one of the worst emperors
Bust of Marco Tullio Cicero Being the greatest lawyer in Rome allowed Marco Tullio Cicerone (106-43 BC) to accumulate a huge personal wealth. Thirty years of honorable career and very salty bills yielded the speaker of Arpino a real estate assets worth a total of about 13 million sesterc
Marco Tullio Cicero. The passion for Greek art cost the speaker a fortune In addition to being the greatest lawyer in Rome, Marco Tullio Cicerone (106-43 AD) was also one of the richest men in the city (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/9589/storia-antica/la-strabiliante-ricosità-marco-tullio-cicer
woman of Ancient Rome. Virgins and matrons were forbidden to drink alcohol If the ratio of alcohol and men, understood as males, has always been too tight and smooth, the same cannot be said for women, that especially in certain periods, have had to face many prohibitions. in this sense
Beer. The first Italian pub dates back to Ancient Rome The beer boasts ancient origins, but also the first Italian “brewery” he is not joking, since it dates back to none other than 83 AD The creator of this pub local was Gneo Giulio Agricola, who after having been governor of Britai
A beautiful night image of the Colosseum. Does the name really derive from the Devil? Why the Colosseum is it called that? Originally what became the most famous monument in the world was simply the Flavian Amphitheater, name that derives from Vespasiano and Tito, the emperors of the Fl
Interior of the Colosseum. The name of the architect who conceived it has been lost We know (almost) everything about the Colosseum, but because the architect is never mentioned who conceived it? Easy: his name is lost. In reality, almost all the names of the authors of the most famous Ro
Statue of Tiberius The Roman Emperor Tiberius (42 BC-37 AD) is described by the sources as a man cruel, miserly, grumpy and prone to vice, but not only. Suetonius says that with advancing age, mans pre-existing and unhealthy sexual desire for of boys and girls which, again according to w
Since Ancient Rome, Tuesday, dedicated to Mars, has been considered an unfortunate day Because on Tuesday (together with Friday ) is considered a bad day to the point that it would be good, as an old popular saying goes dont get married, dont leave and dont start art “? The origin of thi
Prostitution in antiquity. A prostitute from Ancient Rome often had red hair What did she look like, or how she dressed, put on make-up and combed a prostitute from Ancient Rome ? Was there something about her in her way of appearing and posing that distinguished her from other women and there
Fish was the basic element for the preparation of garum. Apicius also explained how to make it more fragrant The Garum (or Liquamen), as is well known, it was the favorite sauce of the ancient Romans, who put it a little everywhere (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/1787/storia-antica/garum
Roman matron The matron, in Ancient Rome, she was the wife of the pater familias, or the head of the family, the undisputed number one of the clan, the one whose authority all had to obey and submit. This does not mean that the wife did not enjoy a certain influence in the family, but sh
Bust of Giulia, daughter of Titus, niece and lover of Domitian The incestuous relationships in Ancient Rome they were far from rare, but the one that involved Domitian, emperor from 81 to 96 AD and his niece Giulia, daughter of brother Tito, had such gruesome implications as to upset eve
The Giulia hairstyle launched and made famous by the daughter of Emperor Titus. Her hair was curly on the forehead and held in the back in a kind of donut Flavia Giulia Augusta , daughter of Tito, she is remembered above all for her incestuous and tragic relationship with her uncle Domitian
Ancient coin depicting the face of Romulus, the first king of Rome. Romulus would have had a co-regent, Tito Tazio The kings of Rome they may have been 8 and not 7, as weve been told since elementary school, or at least thats what some scholars believe. Tito Tazio, native to Cures (curre
Aristotle Even food tastes , just like anything else, they are subject, over time, to drastic changes. This is why it cannot fail to impress us, as well as give us a sense of disgust, the fact that in many ancient civilizations, even evolved ones such as Greece and Rome, it was perfectly n
Reconstruction of the face of Caligula Caligula (12-41 AD), for many reasons, he is considered one of the worst emperors in Roman history. The list of follies attributed to it, some invented or exaggerated, but most of it real and documented, is practically infinite ( see https://www.pillol
Caligula. The follies attributed to him by the sources are countless The follies attributed to Caligula, in practice, they are not counted. Affected by delirium of omnipotence and cruel to the point of unbelievable (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/8850/storia-antica/follie-caligola-un-aneddot
Hair and beard in Ancient Greece The first barbers, that is, hairdressing shops strictly intended for a male audience, were born in Ancient Greece. In a generally open and cultured society like the Greek one, however, these places were not just places where you took care of yourself by shavi
The unforgettable Peter Ustinov plays Nero in Quo vadis? Nero loved singing and played the zither Nero he had a lot of fixations ( see https://www.pilloledistoria.it/8959/storia-antica/nerone-la-passione-lo-sport) , but for art, especially the Greek one, he nurtured a true and deep passion f
The Greek polis Helike was to be the inspiration for the utopian vision of the extraordinary land that Plato first described. This is just one theory about Atlantis, but it is extremely popular in the scientific community. Do we really have the solution to the mystery of a sunken civilization before
Are the instructors monsters? Will the skinny man handle the selection? What is the road to special forces really like? A few years ago, only a representative of uniformed services could become a soldier of special forces. Now the road is also open to civilians. It is enough for them to pass a s
Alcatraz. A maximum security prison located on a rocky island off the coast of San Francisco. Today it does not fulfill its main task, it is only a well-known and frequently visited tourist attraction. What is the history of this place and what was the famous escape from the island like? Gannet
German troops entered Kiev on September 19, 1941. That day, at one oclock in the afternoon on Bessarabka, the Germans burst into shops and plundered them. The caretakers did not let the residents out of the courtyards. Here, too, in Bessarabka, several Jews were arrested. They were beaten to blood a