Beautiful Roman glass amphora
Beautiful Roman glass amphora with scenes of Cupid picking grapes. Object found in Pompeii and dated to 1st century CE.
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Curiosities of ancient Rome
The world of ancient Romans abounded in a number of amazing curiosities and information. The source of knowledge about the life of the Romans are mainly works left to us by ancient writers or discoveries. The Romans left behind a lot of strange information and facts that are sometimes hard to believe.
War of Roman Empire with Bosporan kingdom in 45 – 49 CE as attempt to shed dependence on Rome
The Bosporan Kingdom was a political power that was established at the beginning of the 5th century BCE. as a result of an alliance of several dozen cities and towns located along both shores of the Kerch Strait (Crimea Peninsula) for joint defence against nomadic peoples. From the end of the 1st century BCE, the Bosporan Kingdom fell under the influence of the Roman Empire, which was interested in controlling the situation in the northern part of the Black Sea region and the provinces nearby.
Claudius the judge
Emperor Claudius was once a judge of a man accused of an unlawful preaching Roman citizen. According to Suetonius, the ruler was to make brilliant decisions.
Ancient acne
Who among us did not struggle in adolescence with colloquially called “pimples”. The same problem also applied to the youth of the ancient world.
Roman mosaic depicting Oceanus or Neptune
Roman mosaic showing Oceanus or Neptune “creating” the sea world; lobsters come out of his head and dolphins come out of his mouth. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in a Roman villa in Withington, Gloucestershire, central England.
Alchemy in Greek and Roman times
Although medieval and ancient alchemy shares many common elements, it is difficult to find a clear continuity between the Greco-Roman and medieval traditions. One of the main differences is that the first one was based mainly on philosophical subjects and hermeticism, while the second one valued higher the experimental contact with the surrounding matter. However, was this really the case? What do we owe to the Greco-Roman alchemists? What does alchemy have to do with the monetary unification of Emperor Diocletian? The answer is in the article below.
