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91Roman Emperor - Vespasian
Born near Reaste, a city northeast of Rome. His full name was Titus Flavius Vespasianus. He became a general and in 67 AD Emperor Nero sent him to put down a Jewish rebellion in Judea. During the year after Nero's death (68 AD) Generals Galba, Otho and Vitellius followed one another as emperor. Finally, Vespasian's troops proclaimed him emperor in 69 AD and he went to Rome. There the Senate passed the Lex de imperio Vespasinai, the first written statement of the powers of a Roman emperor. He was
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84Historical Accuracy of Ridley Scott's Gladiator Film
Although a fictional story, Maximus is a wholly invented character, the wider world of Gladiator fits in reasonably well with recorded history. The real Commodus did indeed become emperor in AD180, at the...
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90Roman Emperor - Titus
Roman emperor from AD 79. Eldest son of Vespasian, he captured Jerusalem in 70 AD to end the Jewish revolt in Roman Palestine. He completed the Colosseum, and helped mitigate the suffering from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 which destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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77Rome Italy
Mountains of words have been written about Rome. I have no new scholarship to report but for those uninitiated into the history of Rome, I will provide a short overview. Rome was founded by Romulus...
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92Top 5 Places to visit in Italy - Getting the Best out of Italy
Today in this article, I have presented the top five tourist destinations in Italy. All web pages on travel services will give you only general information for you to plan a trip to Italy and these sites will...
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6721 New Man Made Wonders of the World
Well this another one and yes these are man made, should we compare,I'll let you all decide: 1.One of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Great Wall of China: The 4,160-mile barricade running from east to...
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85Gladiators: The Facts
Greeks say the Etruscans (the ancient tribe in Tuscany) started the games, but there's no physical evidence of that. As far as scholars can tell, small scale gladiatorial combat was the standard entertainment...
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76Most Popular Cities Around the World
Majority of the people in this world live in cities and our villages are converting into Cities. As the modernization brought sudden changes in the life style, imitation of western culture also increased....
71Rome, photos of The Colosseum. The Pantheon. A Temple .
Buildings from Rome's history can still be seen and photographed. Here are pictures of of The Colosseum and The Pantheo
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60Memorable Gladiator Quotes
Gladiator is undoubtedly one of the best films ever made. With an amazing plot, fantastic effects, and a spectacular cast, it was sure to impress. Russell Crowes’ portrayal of Maximus was flawless. Joaquin...
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