In 70-75 AD. at the end of the civil wars for the succession to the Empire and the bloody repression of the Jewish revolt, the Emperor Vespasian built a sanctuary dedicated to Peace called the Forum of Peace consisting of a large square with porticoes. The complex became part of the five Imperial Forums, theContinue reading “Forum of Peace”
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The Square Colosseum of Rome
The building in the picture is commonly known by Romans as the ‘Square Colosseum’. The real name is ‘Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana’ and is located in the EUR neighborhood, a district with modern buildings recalling ancient monumentality. It was started by Italy’s dictator Benito Mussolini in the 1930s with the aim of hosting ‘Rome’s UniversalContinue reading “The Square Colosseum of Rome”
Dictatorship in Ancient Rome…and how they usually start (historia magistra vitae)
Since the expulsion of the last King, Tarquinius the Proud, accused of abuses and injustices, the Romans had reorganized their society by founding the Republic (509 BC), a community in which the People could participate more in public affairs (res publica) and the power was divided between various figures such as consuls, magistrates, senators whoContinue reading “Dictatorship in Ancient Rome…and how they usually start (historia magistra vitae)”
Heroic nudity in Ancient Rome
In Roman times we can find eminent public figures represented serenely in ‘heroic nudity’ as benefactors of the community and defenders of the homeland at a time when the Honor of great heroes was considered a desirable virtue. During the Olympic Games held at stadiums, as the one built by Domitian under Piazza Navona, theContinue reading “Heroic nudity in Ancient Rome”
The library of Alexandria
In Alexandria of Egypt in the third century. B.C. were born the Museum (institution sacred to the Muses, protectors of intellectual activities) and the Library. The first offered all the equipment for medical, biological and astronomical investigations; the second offered the entire literary production of the Greeks. The complex created by the Ptolemies became theContinue reading “The library of Alexandria”
Why were Ancient Romans in conflict with Christians?
In ancient Rome, Central Power was guaranteed among the population thanks to highly skilled techniques partly still in use even today in some Modern States: an ideology and a common thought of which to feel part of as a community; participation in frequent ludic-religious festivals in theaters, circuses and amphitheaters (which in fact were state-owned);Continue reading “Why were Ancient Romans in conflict with Christians?”
The Pantheon and its Archeoastronomy
My intention is that this sanctuary for all the Gods reproduce the similarity of the terrestrial globe and the spheres of the planets. The dome must reveal the sky through a large opening in the center, alternatively showing light and shadow Hadrian The first structure was built between 27 and 25 BC by Marco VipsanioContinue reading “The Pantheon and its Archeoastronomy”
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