If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale
Although commonly dismissed as merely a language convention, nomenclature is in actuality a subject of paramount importance in the study of history. It shapes the medium through which we interact with the primordial crucible of the past, and hence determines how we perceive the events, concepts, polities, and figures that comprises the discipline of history. …
Continue reading Roman Nomenclature: Don’t Call Them Emperors
It is with great shame that I now admit that for the longest time I had thought my hometown of Barium to be the jewel of the world, a city unrivalled in its architectural splendour and cultural brilliance. My fellow citizens all took pride in the beauty of our city, and I was prone to …
Historical Context Saint Eirene of Athens was the first and last female emperor to rule the Roman Empire both in name and in actuality. Her images appeared on coins bearing masculine imperial titles, and her policies on both religious and geopolitical affairs shaped the Roman world for many years after her passing. And yet, although …
“Here is the man whose coming you so often hear prophesied, here he is, Caesar Augustus, son of the Deified, the man who will bring back the golden years to the fields of Latium once ruled over by Saturn, and extend Rome’s empire beyond the Indians and the Garamantes to a land beyond the stars, …
Continue reading Alternative History: Antony and Cleopatra Part 1
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