sexta-feira, 5 de dezembro de 2008

Catiline - The Conspiracy of Catiline

Catiline - The Conspiracy of Catiline: "During the time of Caesar and Cicero, in the final decades of the Roman Republic, a group of aristocrats, led by a disgruntled patrician named Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline), conspired against the republic. Catiline had been thwarted in his ambitions for the top political post of consul, and charged with abuse of power while serving as governor. He gathered into his conspiracy other disaffected senators and equestrians, and raised an army.
Catiline's plan failed. Read what happened."

Cerén: The Lost Village of El Salvador

Cerén: The Lost Village of El Salvador: "Cerén, or Joya de Cerén, is the name of a village in El Salvador that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. Known as the North American Pompeii, because of its level of preservation, Ceren offers a fascinating glimpse into what life was like 1400 years ago."

Colossal Head of Roman Empress Unearthed

Colossal Head of Roman Empress Unearthed



Sagalassos, Turkey, August 12—Tuesday morning, archaeologists of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven team (Belgium) directed by Marc Waelkens uncovered the colossal portrait head of the Roman empress Faustina, wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled from A.D. 138 to 161. According to Waelkens, the excavation team was ecstatic at the discovery.