roman history

December 10, 2016
On 11 December 361, Julian Arrived in Constantinople as Sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.

September 2, 2016
Neoclassical artist Vincenzo Camuccini died on 2 September 1844 in Rome.

June 4, 2015
Papal secretary, historian, and antiquarian Flavio Biondo died on 4 June 1463 in Rome.

April 8, 2015
Septimius Severus was proclaimed emperor of Rome by his troops on 9 April 193 CE, just two days before his 48th birthday.

August 19, 2014
On this day in 14 CE, Gaius Octavius, known as Augustus, died in Rome.

June 22, 2014
thegetty : Prep for a Roman meal served up in A.D. 50.

June 12, 2014
The so-called Athlete of Fano, a Greek bronze found off the coast of Italy by fishermen in 1964, remains the subject of controversy between the Italian government and the Getty museum, which acquired the statue in 1977.

April 5, 2014
Bulgari has offered €1.5m to restore the Spanish Steps in Rome in response to the Italian government’s appeal for help.

September 26, 2013
Julius Caesar dedicated the Temple of Venus Genetrix in Rome on this day in 46 BCE.

September 23, 2013
thegetty : Mosaic Floor with Medusa Roman, A.D. 115-150 Stone