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Hace 6 días · The Gauls, an ancient people whose ethnonym "Galli" originates from the Celtic root ‘gal’ - meaning 'power' or 'ability', have a rich and complex history.
Hace 5 días · The story of the Gauls, ancient inhabitants of modern-day France, Belgium, Switzerland, and parts of Italy, offers a fascinating journey into a civilization Study Reveals the Influence of 11th Century Scientist On Modern-day Physics
In the beginning, about two jugerae (a little over five thousand square meters) were assigned to new landowners (retired soldiers, settlers, prisoners released after a war…), so that approximately a hundred farmers could settle in a century, which is why the system became known as centuriato.
Hace 2 días · In his "Commentaries on the Gallic War," Caesar claimed that the Gauls — members of a Celtic tribe who lived mostly in what's now France and who were defeated by Caesar in 50 B.C. — created massive human figures out of wicker, stuffed them full of real humans, and set the structure on fire to please their gods. But can we believe Caesar?
Hace 1 día · These were part-and-parcel with a newly-increased trade network, a partial revival of the interconnected Mediterranean of the Bronze Age: Greek vessels from the Archaic Period can be found all over the greater Mediterranean, having been purchased by the Gauls of southern France, the Taurians and Colchinians of the northern and eastern Black Sea coasts, the Etruscans of northern Italy, and the ...
Hace 2 días · The Winged Victory of Samothrace. Created around 200-190 BC, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as Nike of Samothrace, is celebrated as one of the most impressive sculptures of Hellenistic art. Discovered in 1863 on the island of Samothrace, this statue stands as a monument to the gods, commemorating a naval victory.
Hace 1 día · The Deeds of Julius Caesar, Rome’s Greatest Son. How the Light of the Wives of Julius Caesar Was Dimmed by an Egyptian Lover. His first wife, Cornelia, bore him his only legitimate child, while his second marriage to Pompeia ended amidst scandalous infidelity. Eventually, Caesar found himself bound to Calpurnia, whose premonition of his ...
