Born Today 121AD Antonius Marcus Aurelius, He was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors. He was a practitioner of Stoicism, and his untitled writing, commonly known as Meditations.
In Alhaurin de la Torre in Spain, seven women textile artists, plus their crochet teacher, Eva Pacheco, have spent months weaving new sunshades for the town centre...
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Died today 79AD Vespasian, Roman Emperor, dies at 69. He was the fourth, and last, in the Year of the Four Emperors. He was the commander of a legion in Germany and Britain and subjugated Judaea during the Jewish rebellion of 66AD.
A "chain-link" column on the south portal of the western facade of the church of Saint-Lazare D'Avallon, in north-central #France. c.1160.
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#Divulgo la « Camera delle meraviglie » di Palermo, scoperta casualmente nel 2003 sotto quattro strati di intonaco in un appartamento privato del centro storico.
Interamente dipinta di blu a metà Ottocento, è arricchita da decori e scritte argentate dal sapore arabeggiante.