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Agrippa Part VII: Coins from Gaul, Epirus and Rome

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“Agrippa, favoured by the winds and the gods leads his towering column of ships, his brow shines with the beaks of the naval crown, his proud battle distinction” Virgil, Aeneid. Book VIII (translation by A.S. Kline) Agrippa is one of the greatest men of Ancient Rome. His lifetime accomplishments were spectacular and his heritage is incredibly rich even two thousand years after his [...]

TimeTravelRome2019-11-01T19:33:34+00:00November 1st, 2019|Categories: Coins and travel|Tags: Actium, Agrippa, Augustus, Coins, Nicopolis, Nimes|

Agrippa Part III: Battle of Actium and Founding of Nicopolis

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Having proven his naval prowess against Sextus Pompey as well as his unwavering loyalty, Agrippa was the natural choice for Octavian when the constant tension with Antony led to another nautical war. Shortly after the Battles of Mylae and Naulochus, Octavian had successfully ousted the third triumvir, Lepidus. As a result, he held sole control of the western half of Rome with Antony [...]

TimeTravelRome2019-10-07T06:57:26+00:00October 7th, 2019|Categories: Top Destinations|Tags: Actium, Agrippa, Augustus, Cleopatra, Marcus Antonius, Nicopolis, Octavian|

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🪔 On this day in 9 BCE, #Vespasian, the future emperor who would restore stability to the Roman Empire after the chaos of the Year of the Four Emperors, was born. A military leader and founder of the Flavian dynasty. This expressive bust of Vespasian - of a so-called Copenhagen…

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🪔 On this day in 42 BCE, #Tiberius, the adopted son of Emperor Augustus, was born. As the second Roman emperor, his reign saw significant military expansions, consolidation of imperial power, and the establishment of a more autocratic government. This bust of Tiberius is now in…

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🪔 #Onthisday in AD 33, Agrippina the Elder died on the island of #Pandataria - the same place her mother was exiled to - from self-inflicted starvation. Daughter of Marcus Vipsanius #Agrippa and Augustus' daughter, Julia, she was married to Germanicus; they had six kids…

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📸 For eyes pleasure: Mosaic floors in the Baths of #Caracalla built between 212 and 216 AD. The location of black and white mosaics is in an Apodyterium (changing room) on the south-east part of the main baths building. Black tesserae of this mosaic are cur from basalt and white…

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