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November 12, 2017
On 12 November 1028 Byzantine Empress Zoë Became Empress Consort to Romanos III Argyros.

November 5, 2017
Painter and draughtsman Pietro Longhi [née Pietro Falca] was born 5 November 1701 in Venice.

November 5, 2017
On 5 November 1911 Italy annexed the Libyan cities of Cyrenaica and Tripoli.

October 29, 2017
On 29 October 312, Constantine the Great entered Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

October 22, 2017
On 22 October 362, a mysterious fire broke out in the temple of Apollo in antioch, consuming the roof of the building and the statue of the god, copied from Phidias’ statue of Zeus at Olympia.

October 8, 2017
Roman Treasures Unearthed in England

October 1, 2017
In one of the most famous clashes of the ancient world, Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BCE.

September 24, 2017
Even measured by a tumultuous and cruel time, Vitellius, born 24 September 15, was a terrible emperor despised by the Roman army, civilians, and Senate.

September 18, 2017
On 18 September 1913, Umberto Boccioni , departed Milan for Berlin, where the  German painters Franz Marc and August Macke were already at work installing Futurist and Expressionist paintings for what would become known as one of the defining moments of the historical avant-garde.

September 17, 2017
The Cleveland Apollo: Roman Copy or Greek Original?