Emperors
-
Preface: years and years ago, my first foray into ‘ancient history newsletters’ was a thing called The Ancient World on Television (AWOTV). It was very popular, but unfortunately over time, the stations which purported to be presenting ‘history’ documentaries (e.g. the History Channel) became more interested in ‘reality’ shows and it became increasingly frustrating trying…
-
Very interesting item at LiveScience … here’s the incipit: An ancient stone carving on the walls of an Egyptian temple depicts the Roman emperor Claudius dressed as an Egyptian pharaoh, wearing an elaborate crown, a team of researchers has discovered. In the carving, Emperor Claudius, who reigned from A.D. 41 to 54, is shown erecting…
-
Adrian Murdoch brings his excellent series to an end with the guy who is as famous for his ironic name as for being the last emperor of Rome: Romulus Augustulus: Emperors of Rome A huge thanks to Adrian Murdoch for undertaking this ambitious series and carrying it through to the end. It’s definitely been worth…
-
The Express has a piece (for reasons unknown … but it’s written by Matthew Dennison, whose 12 Caesars is getting reviewed all over the place) about the excesses of assorted emperors. Here’s the incipit: IN AD 37 the new Roman Emperor Gaius, better known by the nickname Caligula, built a bridge across the sea. It…
-
Adrian Murdoch continues his look at the ‘shadow emperors’ with a guy whose name suggests he’s rather too sweet to be a ruthless Roman emperor: Glycerius: Emperors of Rome
rogue classicism 