I dont know if you have noticed a detail that is repeated in most classical sculptures -and I dont mean that it is small, which is also a constant, or the statues where Priapus -, but in his hands and feet, specifically his nails and how perfectly trimmed they are. For those who have been left with
Herodotus recounts in his Nine Books of History that the women of Babylon had to go to the Temple of Milita to lose their virginity with the first man who gave a simple coin in exchange. There is no doubt that it is a good anecdote, especially based on the fact that a Greek like Herodotus must have
It is believed that the first law that referred to copyright - those rights that depending on which side you are on are seen in one way or another - was the Queen Anne Statute of Great Britain promulgated on April 10, 1710. Its original title: An act for the encouragement of learning, by vesting t
The military conflict waged between 49 B.C. and 45 B.C., starring the confrontation between Julius Caesar against Pompey the Great , the defeat of the traditionalist faction led by Pompey and the final rise of Caesar to absolute power as dictator ended the Republic. Of course, a Republic immersed in
It is a curious boat with a very rudimentary appearance, but its effectiveness is beyond doubt, since it has been used for more than 3,000 years. The fishermen of Peru continue to this day fishing near its coast through this traditional method, for which time seems not to have passed. They do it thr
It is very unlikely that a time machine will fall into your hands, but assuming you do get one, and it works, I think it would be interesting to have a wine guide to know what to order or, at least, to know what you are drinking Led by JJ and in collaboration with Vivanco and his project «Ways to te
We have already discussed female prostitution in ancient times when we detailed the different classes of prostitutes in Sumeria and prostitution in Rome. So, today we are going to deal with male prostitution in these same cultures. In Rome the important thing was not who you slept with, but the rol
Although the Acta Diurna , diary or archive of Rome, had been published for years, it was not until 59 B.C. when Julius Caesar decided to go further and make public the issues and business dealt with in the Senate via Acta Senatus , the equivalent of our Congress session diary. Later, and through th
Ugly is the field without grass, the bush without leaves, and the head without hair. This quote from the Roman poet Ovid makes it clear that bald men already had it difficult in ancient times. In Egypt, Greece or Rome, baldness was not very well received and was interpreted with the loss of vigor
From the hand of the military historian Rubén Sáez we start a new section called Building the story . In addition to being the author of several books, my countryman Rubén is responsible for Trebuchet Park in Albarracín (Teruel) , a theme park, an international benchmark in the field of research and
We recently talked about the resistance of Roman constructions, today we have... the Great Wall of China . Its not really a great wall. What many have considered the eighth wonder of the ancient world is rather a network of walls and different defensive structures built over time, under the mandate
Unlike what happened in Mesopotamia or Egypt, where wine was a luxury item only available for the wealthiest classes or special celebrations, in ancient Greece, given the weather and soil conditions, wine became a product affordable for all social classes. In addition to improving viticultural techn
During the most convulsive times in history or when it seems that the pillars of civilizations collapse, societies try to restart and recover the so-called traditional values. And Caesar Augustus wanted to do something like this when he took the reins of the Republic and legislated to recover the tr
If Saint Peter was the stone on which the Church was built, Constantine I the Great he could be considered the architect and, above all, the one who financed the construction of the Church. After the celebration of the Council of Nicaea (today Iznik, Turkey) in 325, the foundations and structure of
There was a country to the east of Egypt, a place that was the home of the goddess Hathor and the abode of Ra on earth, from where every morning the sun god rose to illuminate the world. An exotic country, the country of perfumes, from which the frankincense tree, myrrh and other aromatic materials
One of the most curious documents left to us by the Mesopotamians is the Sumerian Royal List . It contains a list of kings, classified by dynasties and cities, who supposedly ruled between the two rivers since archaic times. I have said supposedly because we could make three groups with these monarc
Outside legal language, it may be that “Alea iacta est ”, the phrase that Julius Caesar pronounced when crossing the Rubicon, the stream that marked the limit between Republican Rome and Cisalpine Gaul, and heading to Rome with his legions, is the most used Latin expression with the meaning of “ the
Leaving aside my personal experience with dentists and removing X-rays, drills and drills, saliva extractors, hooks, screws, needles... and other tools, archaeological evidence dates the first visits to the dentist more than 8,000 years ago in civilization of the Indus Valley. Although several centu
The importance of salt in ancient times lay in its use as a preservative for perishable foods, as well as a condiment. In fact, the term salary derives from the Latin salarium (of salt), because the workers received part of their fees in salt. Pliny came to write… Nihil esse utilius sale et sole (
Many times, when we talk about classical languages like Latin, we think that they are as beautiful as the statues that their speakers carved. The didactics of them is largely to blame by frequently denying the existence of insults, tacos, rude or profanity words or whatever they want to name them.
The French infantry constituted the spearhead of the French Army in 1940, as well as its bulk. It was considered, by non-praisers, elite but this was only partially true. In 1918, with the end of World War I, the French Army was exhausted, but victorious. After the halts of 1917 discipline had been
16 and 17 July 1942 , during the Vel dHiv roundup , the French police proceeded to the mass arrest of thousands of Jews, on the orders of the Vichy government. Men, women and children were soon brought back to the Vélodrome dHiver in Paris, place of the beginning. Not the beginning of a life, but ra
Polish airmen gained publicity on almost every front of the war with Hitler. However, in order to achieve their numerous victories in air combat, they had to make their way to the West first. For many of them, the first step was to get out of the Romanian camps where they were interned after the Sep
Athenian ostracism was a political device used to exile or banish from the city-state any citizen who posed some kind of threat to the democratic order. By Me. Cláudio FernandesWhen studying the history of Greek civilization, it is always necessary to pay extra attention so as not to confuse the po