A great task faced Marcus Aurelius when he became the Roman emperor in AD 161, as successor to his uncle, Emperor Antonius Pius. Generations of luxury had made the patricians, or nobles, weak and selfish. The middle class was disappearing, and the working class was being reduced to a state of slaver...
Prehistoric Europe
00003. Oval hut, Terra Amata (Nice), France, c. 400,000 BC.
00006. Caves, Lascaux, France, c. 15,000-13,000 BC.
00006a. Swimming deer (at Musée d'Aquitaine, France), photo 1990, K. Cohen, San Jose State U.
00010. Menhirs, Carnac, Brittany, France, c. 4250-3750 BC.
00010a. Alignmen ...
Augustus (63 BC- AD 14), first emperor of Rome (27 BC-AD 14), who restored unity and orderly government to the realm after nearly a century of civil wars. He presided over an era of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement known as the Augustan Age.The Divine Augustus
Augustus was born Sept. 23, ...
Rome, the Eternal City, stands as a living testament to centuries of history, culture, and architectural brilliance. In this post, we embark on a journey through the heart of Italy, unraveling the stories behind Rome's iconic landmarks and historical sites that have shaped the course of Western civi...
The Coliseum - a comparison of pictures taken during the 1960s and in August 1996...
A Timeless Icon: The Colosseum Then and Now
The Colosseum, a symbol of ancient Rome's power and grandeur, continues to captivate visitors centuries after its construction. Comparing photographs from different eras o...
Pompeii was a city built more than 2000 years ago which got covered in ash from when the Vesuvius erupted. The people died intoxicated by fumes coming from the eruption.
"To us at distance it was not clear which mountain was belching out the cloud, but it was later discovered to be Vesuvius. In form...
