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Medicine in Roman Antiquity. Fresco from the “House of Siricus” (VII.1.47) in Pompeii. Depicted is a scene from the poet Virgil in the Aeneid: the injured Trojan Aeneas, accompanied by Menestheus and Achates, leans on the shoulder of his weeping son, Ascanius, while his mother, Aphrodite, looks on and the surgeon Iapix removes an arrowhead from his thigh. Naples Archeological Museum.

Some personal favourites from Europe. Let me know which one you like best! . 1- Venice, Italy 2- Berlin, Germany 3- Wengen, Switzerland…

Roman Gladiators fight was among one of the most typical occasions to take place in the Colosseum. Romans would certainly not enjoy with simply people dealing with each various other; they desired various kinds of people battling each various other. There were various kinds of gladiators; each had an one-of-a-kind design of combating or a variant of in weapons. These distinctions were established to make the battles much more amazing for the visitors.

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ; Augustus Caesar) 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor 27 b.c.–a.d. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar. 2. a title of office given to rulers of the Roman Republic after Octavianus. 3. a male given name.

Like the Greeks, the ancient Romans reclined to dine, drink, and converse. A look at the practice, with a diagram of status-seating in the Roman triclinium.

On March 15th, 44 BC the history of Rome changed forever with the assassination of Julius Caesar. But what are the Ides of March, and what exactly happened on that fateful day?

Roman painting is just as alive (and inspiring) today as it was thousands of years ago. Learn all about roman fresco paintings and their influence on art!

Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it a major human settlement for almost three millennia and one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded by many as the first-ever Imperial city and metropolis.