Hodie est pr. Id. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 28 Poseideon in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
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Last time, we saw Agrippina the Elder making some big power plays for her children, but ultimately she lost the imperial game. Now we follow her daughter, Agrippina the Younger, as she faces exile and heartbreak, power and prestige, threat and conspiracy. Ever resilient and ambitious, she will achieve feats that no imperial woman has before. Grab a golden cloak, a sharp tongue, and your best swimming stroke. Let’s go traveling.
Tres(!) sodales imaginem quodam die nivali ab Augusto captam tractant, necnon foramina terrestria quae fortasse ad terram australem ducunt.
As the wife to the Emperor and daughter of Germanicus, Agrippina had grown accustomed to being a voice of influence in Rome. When her son Nero takes the title this changes, and she struggles to have her voice heard. Part V of ‘Empresses of Rome’ Guest: Dr Emma Southon (Historian and author of Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore).
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends damage to men’s reputations, but there will be much food for the animals and plenty of fish.
… adapted from the text and translation of:
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar, in Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press, 2006. (Kindle edition)
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