18 July
On this day a fire that engulfed Rome for the next 6 days and destroyed many buildings was ignited. Some sources blame the emperor of the time, Nero, for starting the blaze. Continue reading “AD 64 The Great Fire of Rome”
When the British Empire ruled much of the world, many artifacts and artworks, including reliefs and statues from the Parthenon in Athens known as the Elgin Marbles, were taken to Britain. These have been a point of contention for sometime and are amongst the most controversial items held by the British Museum with the Greeks having requested their return. Continue reading “Elgin Marbles controversy”
13 July
It is believed that on this day in the year 100BC Julius Caesar was born. Continue reading “100BC Julius Caesar born”
11 July
Bardaisan was born in Edessa and is the creator of the Bardaisanites an offshoot of Mesopotamian religion named after him, which formed the basis of the teachings of the gnostic Mani.
Continue reading “AD154 Bardaisan – Syrian Astrologer and Philosopher Born”
10 July
The Roman emperor Hadrian died of what is believed to have been heart failure in his villa at Baia at the age of 62.
Continue reading “AD 138 The Death of the Roman Emperor Hadrian”
9 July
Eparchius Avitus Augustus was proclaimed Western Roman Emperor by Theodoric II after the death of his predecessor Petronius Maximus.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of massive fortifications, slipways and ship sheds in the Piraeus, the harbour city of Athens.
Continue reading “Ancient Naval Base discovered in the Piraeus”
In 1838 Scottish workers clearing a field with dynamite discovered a handful of silver objects but continued to turn the rocky field into usable farmland without further exploration. Continue reading “Roman silver hoard discovered”
26 June
Augustus the first emperor of Rome adopts his step-son Tiberius ensuring the hereditary succession of the principate.
20 June
The Battle of the Catalaunian plains took place in 451 A.D. between a coalition led by the Romans and the Huns led by Attila. Continue reading “AD 451 The Battle of the Catalaunian plains”
Spectacular new discoveries from the Caucasus set the stage for a dramatic hilltop ritual.
A set of lead sling bullets that made a whistling sound when thrown have been discovered by archaeologists in Burnswark Hill in southwestern Scotland. Continue reading “Roman terror weapon discovered in Scotland”
WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA—Six teeth and a jawbone fragment thought to belong to ancestors of Homo floresiensis, Continue reading “New fossils may be Hobbit ancestors”
The Journal of Ancient Egyptian Architecture, Its purpose is to promote the publication of research devoted to Ancient Egyptian architecture (domestic, civil, military, ritual/religious and funerary), from the Predynastic Period to the Roman imperial era, whatever the modern geographical context (Egypt, Sudan, Near East, etc). The subject scope includes everything relating to construction, regardless of its original importance or purpose. Continue reading “Forthcoming open access Journal: The Journal of Ancient Egyptian Architecture”
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