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Conversation guide for the Ancient Rome Posted by leire on Oct 24, 2012
A few years ago, before going on a trip abroad, it was habitual buying a travel guide of the destination which also included some useful phrases or basic expressions to comunicate with locals. Today, these guidelines are being relegated for Internet applications or smartphones, but if you ever have the good fortune to travel to…
The rail gauges in the U.S. Posted by leire on Oct 15, 2012
The rail gauge in the United States is 4 feet and 8 ½ inches. But why this measure? The answer is very simple. They have that measure because that’s how they did it in Great Britain and the first American rail gauges were built by British engineers. And why did British built them? Because the…
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 “madness” 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…