12
Nov
2019
Fulvia Antonia Makes a Final Stand in Perusia
As one of the twelve confederate cities of Etruria, ancient Perusia, now Perugia, was an important settlement of the Etruscans. It fought... Read More
5
Nov
2019
Julia the Elder: Exile to Pandataria
“There are two wayward daughters that I have to put up with: the Roman commonwealth and Julia.” – Emperor Augustus Julia Augusti... Read More
1
Nov
2019
Agrippa Part VII: Coins from Gaul, Epirus and Rome
“Agrippa, favoured by the winds and the gods leads his towering column of ships, his brow shines with the beaks of the... Read More
25
Oct
2019
Agrippa Part VI: Farewell at Boscoreale
“Such was the end of Agrippa, who had in every way clearly shown himself the noblest of the men of his day.”... Read More
21
Oct
2019
Agrippa Part V: Mission to Mytilene
“Augustus preferred no one to Herod besides Agrippa, and Agrippa made no one his greater friend than Herod besides Augustus.” – Josephus,... Read More
14
Oct
2019
Agrippa Part IV: His Top 5 Building Projects as Aedile of Rome
Augustus once famously said that he “found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble.” Much of that... Read More
7
Oct
2019
Agrippa Part III: Battle of Actium and Founding of Nicopolis
Having proven his naval prowess against Sextus Pompey as well as his unwavering loyalty, Agrippa was the natural choice for Octavian when... Read More
17
May
2019
Hortensia Speaks Out in the Forum Romanum
Nestled between the Palatine and the Capitoline Hills, the Forum Romanum was the heart of activity in ancient Rome. To this day... Read More