The search found 148 results in 7.403 seconds.
Search results
-
Portus Study Reveals Vandal's Invasion Destroyed Roman's Luxury Diets, And Class System
... Vandal King of North Africa A 16th-century fresco in the Vatican Palace shows an idealized reconstruction of Portus’ ... of Jupiter Optimus Maximus , they knocked down all of the city's aqueducts and main water supplies collapsing its ...
ashley cowie - 12/06/2019 - 10:58
-
Pope Alexander VI: Unscrupulous Borgia Patriarch With a Lust for Power
... to the finances of the Church, whilst others concerned the city and people of Rome. At that time, the city was plagued by lawlessness. Infessura, for instance, ... That Changed the World What Really Lies Hidden in the Vatican Secret Archives? Pope Alexander VI is considered to ...
dhwty - 10/08/2020 - 22:55
-
Ta Set Neferu – A Valley Where Beauties Sleep – Part I
... treasures connected with QV80. Statue of Tuya from the Vatican. ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ) The Jewel of the Valley Nefertari ... that Ramesses II decided to destroy the ruins of the city created by Akhenaten and Nefertiti. He reused the stones ...
Natalia Klimczak - 16/05/2016 - 03:39
-
Horses as Symbols of Power in History and Mythology
... the Battle of Hydaspes, Alexander the Great founded the city named Bucephala in his memory, right on the spot where ... by Agostino Cornacchini (1725), St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Italy. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Marengo was Napoleon’s ...
valdar - 18/05/2016 - 03:38
-
At One Point, There Were Three Catholic Popes at the Same Time
... most seasoned historians—the era of the three popes. The Vatican , a symbol of spiritual unity, once found itself ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 30/12/2023 - 17:00
-
Despite His Divine Artworks, Michelangelo Had A Dirty Secret
... for completing the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City , and for creating David , one of the most famous nude ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 13/07/2022 - 01:54
-
Bury-St-Edmunds Abbey: Shrine of the King, Cradle of the Law
... in the world after the St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City . On top of being the site of one of the most impressive ...
Meagan Dickerson - 03/09/2021 - 18:29
-
Scientists Totally Despiritualize A Group Of Holy Relics
... findings are certainly not what church officials at the Vatican will be wanting to hear. Quite the opposite. Is the ... Jerusalem to Galicia, where he was buried in the small city of Pradon, and later transported to the church in ...
ashley cowie - 02/02/2021 - 21:05
-
Roman Chronicle Fragments Offer a New Glimpse of Emperor Hadrian’s Agenda
... The Mighty Wall of Hadrian, Emperor of Rome The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens and Rome Previously discovered ... , as stated in the inscription) of a building within the city. This structure is believed to be either the iconic ... from 49AD to 175AD, is now proudly showcased within the Vatican Museums. Excavation was carried out at the ...
Sahir - 21/08/2023 - 18:59
-
Controversy Reignites as British MPs Propose Finally Returning Ancient Parthenon Marbles to Greece
... ancient Greece's most important temples, dedicated to the city’s patroness, the goddess Athena. Over the millennia, ... magazine, which blew up during the Venetian siege of the city in 1687. The Parthenon in Athens, Greece, from where the ... 40 percent are in other museums in Europe, including the Vatican, the Louvre and museums in Copenhagen, Vienna, ...
Mark Miller - 15/07/2016 - 21:41
-
Cadaver Synod: The Exhumed Corpse of Pope Formosus That Was Put on Trial
... Caught up in the political machinations of Europe, the Vatican saw a rapid succession of popes come and go. The ... all the politics of Rome, Formosus decided to leave the city for good. Before he left, he convinced Pope John VIII to ...
Kerry Sullivan - 30/11/2016 - 00:47
-
Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to Tourist Attraction
... Renaissance in 1587. Remains of a 7,000-Year-Old Lost City Discovered in Egypt Constructing an Obelisk: How the ... obelisks in Rome , he had very little appreciation for the city’s own antiquity, ordering several ancient monuments ... years earlier, he had been responsible for placing the Vatican obelisk (which is heavier than the Flaminian obelisk ...
ancient-origins - 08/05/2018 - 13:58
-
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Divorce Laws Have Evolved, But One Country Is Holding Back
... in the world where divorce was illegal – Malta, the Vatican City State, and the Philippines. Divorce became legalized in ... a referendum that was held earlier in May, whilst the Vatican City State, being an ecclesiastical state, and ...
dhwty - 28/12/2017 - 13:43
-
Who Stole the Gold? The Smoke Clears Around the Tayos Caves in Ecuador
... Underground Network New Expedition Hints at a Lost City Near the Tayos Caves in Ecuador Geological formations ... ore with a helicopter. The gold was later delivered to the Vatican. For his services, Crespi was appointed Archbishop of ... but in his office as an ordained missionary for the Vatican—the emphasis here being on the word mission . The ...
Heidi Schultz - 10/11/2018 - 14:03
-
The Hippie Town of Calcata - Hiding-Place of the Holy Foreskin of Christ
... when the mercenaries of the emperor ransacked the Eternal City, one of them made away with a silver reliquary ... Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in 1960. In 1900, the Vatican ruled that anyone writing or speaking of the Holy ... which is a reflection of the new inhabitants of the city. Whilst the town is no longer a Christian pilgrimage ...
dhwty - 13/04/2018 - 22:02
-
Is the Sword of St. Peter in Poland The Real Deal?
... for the Honjo Masamune, Lost Samurai Sword of Power Vatican Announced Bones of St Peter will be Displayed ... the bishop is believed to have had his seat in the same city, hence the Sword of St. Peter ended up there, regardless ...
dhwty - 03/12/2017 - 18:48
-
Doctor-Turned-Priest Determines How Jesus Died from the Shroud of Turin
... Catholic Church’s protection there ever since. The Vatican currently forbids testing of the shroud. But that has not always been the case. The Vatican allowed researchers to take a cloth sample from the ...
Nathan Falde - 16/04/2022 - 14:56
-
Vejano Castle Opened Up For the First Time in 414 Years
... Aurelian Wall in Rome has a recognized significance in the city's development, many are unaware of the history of the Vatican fortress walls and several Renaissance fortresses in ...
Gary Manners - 27/09/2023 - 18:52
-
The Constantinian Dynasty - Five Successors, One Victorious Emperor
... on 28 October 312 AD by Giulio Romano ( 1520-24). Vatican City ( Public Domain) By: Mario Bartolini The Constantinian ...
Mario Bartolini - 17/01/2024 - 23:51
-
Who are the Druze and How Might the Shroud of Turin Relate Them to Jesus Christ?
... who have Iran backing them, The Catholics who have the Vatican backing them, the Orthodox who have Russia and Greece ...
Chadi B Ghaith - 24/03/2019 - 17:47