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historia augusta
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historia augusta
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Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Historia Augusta: Zenobia.
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Zenobia (240 – 274, or later in Rome), queen of Palmyra, is certainly one of the most fascinating women of Ancient History. Her husband Oda...
Sunday, 5 February 2017
Historia Augusta: those damned Egyptians.
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The Historia Augusta is a collection of biographies written around 400 about third century emperors and would be emperors. The author ...
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Historia Augusta: Commodus' sense of humour...
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Though being the son of Marcus Aurelius, Commodus (161-192) had no inclination for philosophy and self-reflection. This in itself is no...
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Historia Augusta: Hadrian has to deal with old men.
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The Historia Augusta is a collection of biographies of emperors between 117-284. The author or authors are unknown but the date of c...
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