Colosseo: interior view The following commentary was sent to pills History by Professor Pier Luigi Guiducci, professor of Church History at the Pontifical Lateran University. The article, written by Dr. Charles Mafera, concerns a recently discovered that affected the Colosseum and the related study of a cross and two [...]
Caligola. The nickname came from the murky ', the typical Roman military footwear Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41 d.C.), son of Germanicus, one of the bravest leaders and loved Ancient Rome (see http://www.pilloledistoria.it/4060/storia-antica/lamatissimo-germanico) ruler by the name of Gaius Caesar, It has gone down in history as Caligula, but why? The calighe were robust military worn sandals [...]
Pompeii overwhelmed by the fury of Vesuvius; the destruction of the city occurred on 24 August or 24 October year 79 d.C. Pompeii was buried by lava of Vesuvius in 79 d.C., that's for sure, but the precise day of the event it is not clear: see why. Pliny the Younger described the frightening incident in two [...]
The Roman emperor Hadrian and his young lover Antinous not only female prostitution she lived in Ancient Rome (see http://www.pilloledistoria.it/4429/storia-antica/suburra-quartiere-luci-rosse-dellantica-roma e http://www.pilloledistoria.it/9171/storia-antica/aspetto-prostituta-dellantica-roma-rosso): although with characters and different rules than it in fact, in the large, varied and decidedly uninhibited sexual scene dell'Urbe, male prostitution was a space far from marginal, even becoming a luxury for [...]
Ancient mosaic depicting a chicken. The "Parthian chicken" is a recipe from the "Apicius" With its Apicius De re coquinaria (The art of cooking), Marco Gavius Apicius left us the greatest gourmet cookbook of the Roman antiquity and all (see http://www.pilloledistoria.it/9767/storia-antica/antiche-ricette-un-dolce-apicio e http://www.pilloledistoria.it/9764/storia-antica/ricette-dellantica-roma-la-salsa-bianca-apicio). La ricetta del Parthian Chicken, found that reported textually [...]
A container yl garum. Even the poet Martial gives us a recipe for this sauce was Garum sauce seafood with which the Romans insaporivano countless dishes (you see: http://www.pilloledistoria.it/1787/storia-antica/garum-liquamen-salsa-preferita-dai-romani). In Rome it was possible to find different qualities of garum, also very expensive, as the ways to achieve it, e i [...]
The "Skull Pliny". The skeleton of the great Roman writer was found in the early twentieth century Pliny the Elder (23-79 d.C.), writer, naturalist and Roman Admiral, was the most famous victim of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 d.C. submerged Pompei, Herculaneum and Stabiae. There is historical evidence that the man was engulfed by lava [...]
Persecution of Christians in Rome. The rulers spread the absurd rumor that they were addicted to orgies and incest Christianity has revolutionized the world and has been a major cause, as many scholars believe, the end of the Roman Empire, which for centuries it had based its power on principles antithetical to [...]
Bust of Hadrian. He was the first Roman emperor to wear beards Emperor Hadrian (76 d.C.-138 d.C.) It was the first ruler of Rome to wear beards, rather thick and curly, as we can see from the numerous busts portraying him and that we can still admire. Mainly cosmetic choice was due [...]
A rich banquet in Ancient Rome. Flatulenze, belching, vomit and urine, with meals, The ancient Romans were the norm, as known, they were not masters of etiquette and the endless banquets that used to keep are a clear testimony. While it may seem impossible to believe, dirt and the bad [...]
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