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Music in Latin I Posted by leire on Jul 25, 2012
In this post I will introduce you to some music in Latin. I mean music which lyrics are in Latin, not latin music đ Delenda Carthago (Franco Battiato, CaffĂ© de la Paix, 1993) (Lyrics are in Italian and Latin) PER TERRE INCOGNITE VANNO LE NOSTRE LEGIONI A FONDARE COLONIE A IMMAGINE DI ROMA “DELENDA CARTHAGO”…
The “madness” of the emperors: Nero VI Posted by leire on Jul 22, 2012
Nero would be considered by Christian historians as the precursor of the persecution of the followers of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Without the insistence of literature and the Christian saints, which stimulated the legend of the evil Emperor, Nero may be just another emperor. However, it was an undeniable fact that, during the…
The “madness” of the emperors: Nero V Posted by leire on Jul 12, 2012
The emperor recovered the games and amusements for the people of Rome, after being banned in the previous stage of Tiberius. He gave himself fully to the attractions of the circus, without avoiding sometimes involving himself in the various games. He created a gladiator school where they trained these fighters who then fought in the…
The “madness” of the emperors: Nero IV Posted by leire on Jul 6, 2012
As we wrote before, Nero also killed his two wives, Octavia and Poppaea. Octavia had a dark life and away from active life, she lived out oof Rome. Poppea -the new caprice of the Emperor- demanded to share the throne with Nero, but obviously, the Empress interfered in Nero’s tasks. Nero was crazy for Poppea…
The âmadnessâ of the emperors: Nero III Posted by leire on Jul 3, 2012
As seen before, with such ancestry thing good could happen, and Nero seemed to merge all the imbalances of his ancestors and relatives. As a result, he began acting out of himself, he ordered the killing of Britannicus, son of Claudius and successor to the throne, who had witnessed the death of his father when…
The “madness” of the emperors: Nero II Posted by leire on Jun 29, 2012
As we said in the previous post, at first Nero’s government was totally dominated by the imposing presence of his mother. The new emperor was a docile and timid boy who ruled in the shadow of his mother. Nero was also fascinated by the festivities so much that any occasion was an excuse to organize…
The “madness” of the emperors: Nero I Posted by leire on Jun 23, 2012
Did you know that it is suspected that the origin of the “madness” of certain Roman emperors such as Nero or Caligula, was due to the ingestion of residual lead from the welding plates and glasses? Lead is a very harmful metal for health. Among the Roman emperors there were many insane people and dangerous as…