medieval

Agathon, Greek Poet and Lover of the Philosopher Pausanius.

Mark Antony gives a speech at Caesar's funeral, which invokes the people of Rome to riot against Brutus, Cassius, and the conspirators.

Rome

Augusto in the tomb of Alexander the Great, painted by Lionel Royer (1852-1926) This painting, created by the French artist Lionel Royer (1852-1926), depicts an encounter between two stratified figures in history. Standing in the center, covered in red, is Octavian, soon to be called Augusto, who used a combination of politics and war to gain control of the Roman Empire for himself after the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Marcus Ulpius Trajan was the 13th Caesar (Emperor) and one of the commanders who never lost a battle in his life. His victories were in the Dacian Campaign, Second Battle of Tapae, Siege of Sarmizegetusa, Conquest of the Nabataean Empire, Parto-Roman War, Conquest of the Chalcasus, Conquest of Mesopotamia and in the Jewish War of Kitos. At the end of 117, Trajan fell ill and died of a stroke in the city of Selinus at the age of 64.

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I'll be away at a conference for the rest of this week, at which Penelope Goodman is speaking on this 2-part 2003 made-for-TV movie ab...