The vast majority of the population of ancient Rome was poor. The rich were a very small minority. The poor lived in slums and had very little money or property. They often had to work long hours in dangerous jobs to survive. The wealthy lived in large, luxurious homes and had access to the best education, healthcare, and food.
The greatest example of philanthropy in history is not a rabbit that has pulled me out of the hat, but the words of Edward Jenner , the doctor who discovered the vaccine. «I cannot imagine that in the annals of history there will be an example of philanthropy as noble and great as this in the futu
Two scholars of Roman history in posterity are Theodor Mommsen of Germany and Edward Gibbon of England. This time is the story of Edward Gibbon who wrote History of the Decline of the Roman Empire. History of the decline of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon was born in 1737 and grew up in a re
It is well known that the ancients were pleased that their gods had many adventures. It is already known that the people like to brag about powerful gods. The god Marduk , patron of Babylon, could not be less. We are not going to deal here with his numerous escapades, which led him to become a legen
After the War of the Three Kingdoms or the War of the Three Kingdoms, the royal government was revived in England. The resurrected was Charles, the son of Charles I and Louis XIIIs sister Henrietta Maria, who would call himself Charles II when he was crowned. Restoration of the Royal Governmen