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fire sale
Yes, the complete Roman empire was once set on the auction block. Including Rome itself, the eternal city at the height of its glory. Yes, everything from Araby to Aragon. A very impressive piece of real estate indeed. The story … Continue reading
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Tagged Didius Julianus, Dio Cassius, Edward Gibbon, Emperor Nero, Laetus Praetorian Guards, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marcia execution by Julianus, Pertinax, Praetorian Guards, Septimius Severus, Suetonius, Sulpicianus mayor of Rome, Tacitus Roman Historian, Thomas Couture
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the opportunist
It was early evening. The sun had just set after the assassination of Pertinex. Rome was at dinner. In the imperial courtyard a body lay without a head. The head of the emperor was a few hundred yards outside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodus Roman Emperor, Didius Julianus, Dio Cassius, Edward Gibbon, Elagabalus Roman Emperor, Emperor Caligula, Jeffrey Bernard, lawrence Alma-Tadema, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Pertinax, Pertinax Emperor of Rome, Repentinus, Suetonius, Sulpicianus mayor of Rome, Tacitus, Tacitus Roman Historian
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