The calendar it is an object that is part of our everyday life and of which we hurry to find a copy near the end of the year (after the summer we will already start looking for the new Calendar 2020 ). It is difficult to think about how long and complex its history is:lets briefly retrace its
The love phrases they will never go out of style:they were wonderful in the past, they are in the Facebook time and Twitter and they will be in the future. Love, as we know, rules the world, gives meaning to life and is one of the leit motiv main topics of Literature of each era. The
A bowl with the garum. Even the Martial poet leaves us a recipe to prepare this sauce The garum was the fish-based sauce with which the Romans flavored an infinite number of dishes (see:https://www.pilloledistoria.it/1787/storia-antica/garum-liquamen-salsa-preferita-dai-romani). In the Ur
Ancient mosaic depicting a chicken. The “Pullum parthicum” is a recipe taken from Apiciuss “De re coquinaria” With his De re coquinaria ( The art of cooking ), Marco Gavio Apicius left us the largest gastronomic recipe book of Roman times and all of antiquity ( see https://www.pilloledisto
The Roman emperor Hadrian and his young lover Antinous It was not just female prostitution that was lived in Ancient Rome ( see https://www.pilloledistoria.it/4429/storia-antica/suburra-quartiere-luci-rosse-dellantica-roma and https://www.pilloledistoria.it/9171/storia-antica/look-prostituta-de
Pompeii overwhelmed by the fury of Vesuvius; the destruction of the city occurred on 24 August or 24 October in the year 79 AD Pompeii it was buried by the lava of Vesuvius in 79 AD , thats for sure, but on the exact day of the event is not clear:lets see why. Pliny the Younger he desc
Caligula. The nickname derives from the caliga, the typical Roman military shoe Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanic (12-41 AD), son of Germanicus, one of the most valiant and beloved leaders of Ancient Rome (see https://www.pilloledistoria.it/4060/storia-antica/lamatissimo-germanico) rulin
One of the first Barbie models The mythical game of Barbie her and her eternal boyfriend Ken it is not a prerogative of our times:the boys and girls of Ancient Greece they already knew and appreciated it thousands of years ago. This is testified by a recent discovery (dating back to a few
Colosseum:internal view The following text was sent to Pills of History by Professor Pier Luigi Guiducci , teacher of Church History at the Pontifical Lateran University. The article, written by Doctor Carlo Mafera , concerns a recent discovery that has affected the Colosseum and t
Nero. In addition to three wives, the Emperor also had 2 husbands Nero he did not love and only married women ( see https://www.pilloledistoria.it/7169/storia-antica/statilia-messalina-la-moglie- Meno-conosciuta-di-nerone). The emperor was capable of impetuous and, at times, even unscrupulous
Piero de Medici, father of Lorenzo the Magnificent, known as “Il Gottoso” The gout it is a disease that afflicted many illustrious personalities of the past. Among others, Henry VIII suffered , the Medici ( see https://www.pilloledistoria.it/9738/storia-moderna/perche-piero-de-medici-dett
A Roman woman. The women of ancient Rome sometimes worked outside the home and were also entrepreneurs The Roman feminine ideal, as is well known, was that represented by the matron, whose only life mission was to marry, bear children and educate them according to traditional values, but this do
The escape of Gaius Gracchus on the Aventine One of the most accredited versions of the death of Caio Gracchus is the one reported by Plutarch. According to the historian, after hugging his wife Licinia, one last time who in vain had tried to dissuade him from giving himself up to those wh
Assassination of Caius Gracchus (painting by Félix Auvray) The one provided by Plutarch it is one of the best known and most accredited versions of the assassination of Caio Gracchus (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/10416/storia-antica/come-mori-caio-gracco-la-versione-di-plutarco), but it is n
Roman woman. In ancient Rome, in addition to male doctors, there were also good doctors Tombs and funerary steles are a precious mine of information about the customs and traditions of ancient peoples and the Roman ones are no exception. Would you have ever thought that in Ancient Rome, in addit
A banquet in Ancient Rome. Roman banquets were generally very long and full of indigestible dishes “Vomunt ut edant, edunt ut vomant” , or “They vomit to eat, they eat to vomit” is a sentence from Seneca which in an extremely effective way enlightens us on a characteristic, certainly not
A rich banquet in Ancient Rome. Flatulence, belching, vomiting and urine, during meals, were the norm The ancient Romans, as is well known, they were not masters of bon ton and the endless banquets that they used to keep are a clear testimony. While it may seem impossible to believe, the
Bust of Hadrian. He was the first Roman emperor to wear a beard The Emperor Hadrian (76 A.D.-138 A.D.) was the first ruler of Rome to wear the beard, rather thick and curly, as we can see from the numerous busts that portray it and that we can still admire today. Mainly the aesthetic choice
Persecution of Christians in Rome. The rulers spread the absurd rumor that they were devoted to orgies and incest Christianity revolutionized the world and was one of the main causes, according to many scholars, of the end of the Roman Empire , which for centuries had based its strength on pri
The skull of Pliny. The skeleton of the great Roman writer was found at the beginning of the 20th century Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), writer, naturalist and Roman admiral, was the most illustrious victim of the eruption of Vesuvius that in 79 A.D. submerged Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabia.
Mausoleer. For some people, having a regular tombstone simply does not do the job. Some need to be remembered with prestige. Their final resting place must be a large mausoleum. An entire building that is made just for the purpose of housing their remains - and sometimes also some of their treasures
The newlyweds could only dream about a cake, a wedding dress and a true feast. Nevertheless, participants of modest insurgent ceremonies remembered them as one of the most beautiful moments in their lives. Because although almost everything was missing - the most important was in abundance. Irka
Bathing lounges, sumptuous feasts, hunts and tournaments known from medieval drawings have just come to life. And all this thanks to the book by Joseph and Frances Gies Life in a Medieval Castle, which you can win in our competition. In todays competition, we have three copies of Joseph and Fran
Two beautiful winged birds, close friends, live on the same tree; One of them eats the delicious fruits of the tree, the other bird does not eat the fruit but looks at its friend. – Mundaka Upanishad 3-1-1 Around 600 BC, the last phase of the post-Vedic period began. The other major texts of phil