Yesterday, the radio opera was “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” (The coronation of Poppaea) by Claudio Monteverdi, who is considered to have invented what we recognize as opera… Read More
Everyone knows breaking up is hard to do—but these historical splits were unimaginably brutal. From horrific secrets tearing once-happy couples apart all the way to warrior exes meetin… Read More
Written by Michel Gybels for Time Travel Rome
Like Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Villa Oplontis was both destroyed and preserved by the eruption of the Vesuvius in AD79. Buried until its grad… Read More
The ancient history of Italy during the Roman Empire
For hundreds of years, Italy dominated most of Europe and beyond. When we look back at the Roman Empire’s leaders, we unearth unbe… Read More
Philippians, Epistle to the. 1. The canonical authority, Pauline authorship, and integrity of this Epistle, were unanimously acknowledged up to the end of the 18th century. Marcion (a.d. 140… Read More
What is common between Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, Pauline Bonaparte, French military leader Napoléon Bonaparte’s sister, and Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Roman Emperor… Read More
The Domus Aurea, Golden House of NeroIn AD 64, Nero set fire to the city of Rome.The exact reasons he did it are not fully known. It is thought that he partly did for poetic or artistic purp… Read More
The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret GeorgePublication Date: March 7, 2016Berkley HardcoverISBN: 9780451473387Genre: Historical FictionThe New York Times bestselling and legendary autho… Read More