Tag Archives: Pliny Natural History

wedgwood & friends: bitten by science

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Dave

Josiah Wedgewood and his friends. They were the most brilliant group in England, and quite possible the most eccentric. Many of them are forgotten today- but some of them changed the world… …It is characteristic of their dual interests that … Continue reading →

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grotto of iniquity

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dave

The end of the innocence. Monotheism completely changed the aesthetics of the Roman Empire and art in general. Tiberius was at the cusp of those changes, but even he could not foresee its impact… It began as a construction project … Continue reading →

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cave of tiberius: great grotto its got fragments

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Dave

The cave of Tiberius. Twelve thousand fragments in an Emperor’s sculpture gallery made a jigsaw puzzle for archaeologists. 1957. With every scoop of the shovel, the archaeologists became more certain that they had located what had once been the gallery … Continue reading →

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Cave of Tiberius: getaway grotto

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dave

In the cave of Tiberius .Twelve thousand fragments in an Emperor’s sculpture gallery made a jigsaw puzzle for archaeologists… In the late summer of 1957 a gang of men labored beneath the grilling sun, building a road along the Tyrrhenian … Continue reading →