A Murder in Ancient Rome: The Case of Pedanius Secundus and the Slaughter of His Household
The praefectus urbi’s murder reopened a debate the empire had avoided for generations According to Tacitus, in the year 61 AD the city of Rome … Read more
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The Roman Expeditions of the Nile River
Nero’s Nile Expedition: Did Romans Reach Uganda? Between 62 and 67 AD the Roman emperor Nero sent a small group of Praetorian guards to explore … Read more
The weirdest, hallucinated Fellini’s movie: Satyricon
Satyricon Guide: Petronius, Fellini, and Roman Decadence The surviving fragments of the Satyricon track the misfortunes of Encolpius, a penniless narrator, and his young companion … Read more