Even though he only ruled over the Roman Empire for a period of 1 year and 4 months, he founded a dynasty consisting of 7 Roman Emperors who ruled for nearly a century. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about Nerva, an important Roman Emperor at the end of the 1st …
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This Italian architect left his permanent mark on architecture in Milan and Rome, and in this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of Donato Bramante facts. 1. He was born in a small village in the Marche Region Donato Bramante was born in the year 1444 in a small village called Fermignano, located in the …
He was one of the Roman Emperors that ruled the empire for over a decade with mixed results. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of interesting facts about Domitian. 1. He was Emperor at the end of the 1st century A.D. Domitian was born as Titus Flavius Domitianus and was Roman Emperor from …
Nobody in the family of Titus Caesar Vespasianus could have ever imagined that they would become the rulers of the Roman Empire, let alone start a dynasty. Yet, when Vespasian was declared Emperor on July 1, 69 A.D., this unthinkable event happened The death of the infamous Emperor Nero in the year 68 A.D., who …
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as simply Raphael, was one of the most prolific and talented artists of the High Renaissance. He created one masterpiece after the other, mostly commissioned by Pope Julius II who also engaged the other two famous artists at the time, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Some of his most …
His real name was “Gaius Julius Caesar,” and in this post, we’ll take a closer look at the top 14 facts about Caligula, one of the cruelest Roman Emperors to rule the Empire. 1. He was the great-grandson of Augustus It’s fair to say that Caligula was born into a prestigious family of the Ancient …
He was one of the famous Roman Emperors of the 2nd century, and in this post, you’ll discover the top list of facts about Hadrian. 1. Hadrian was born in Spain Hadrian (76-138) was born as “Publius Aelius Hadrianus” in a Roman Italo-Hispanic in the town of Italica. This is located in the south of …
The Roman Empire is the post-Republican period of Ancient Rome. The emperor was the de facto leader of the Roman Empire and commanded a region that stretched all across Europe and well into Northern Africa and western Asia. It’s fair to conclude that emperors in Ancient Rome had a lot on their minds. This wasn’t …
He’s considered to be one of the greatest Dutch painters of all time as he left behind an oeuvre of amazing delicate paintings. In this post, you’ll discover the ultimate list of facts about Johannes Vermeer. 1. This was his full name His full name was “Jan Vermeer van Delft,” with “Jan” being the short …
It’s arguably one of the most exciting decades in modern history, and in this post, we created a list of the top 10 facts about the Roaring Twenties. Unfortunately, this decade was followed by one of the worst economic periods in modern history, the Great Depression. 1. It was a worldwide phenomenon The Roaring Twenties …