By some accounts, the slave army was ultimately defeated because of Crixus' "arrogance and presumption."Wikimedia CommonsThe famous revolt led by gladiators almost toppled Rome.
Thanks to the iconic 1960 movie, the gladiator rebel “Spartacus” is known even to those with the barest grasp of Roman history. But despite the popularity of the story of the famous slave rebellion, surprisingly little is known about Spartacus’ right-hand man, Crixus. Spartacus’ Rebellion When gladiator trainer Lentulus Batiatus bought Spartacus and sent him to be trained in Capua, he could hardly have imagined that the name of his new property would be remembered for thousands of years. Read More...
Dating back to the era of Roman Egypt, these mummy portraits show what the deceased looked like when they were alive in exquisite detail.Ancient Egypt is one of the most thoroughly studied civilizations in history, and one of its most famous traditions is mummification — a practice that stretches all the way back to 2600 B.C.E. Even after Egypt became part of the Roman Empire around 30 B.C.E., many people continued to mummify the dead as they had for millennia. Read More...
On September 1, 1923, Japan was struck by the Great Kantō Earthquake, which triggered a series of disasters including firestorms, tsunamis, and landslides that left more than 100,000 dead and 40,000 missing.Public DomainAn illustration of the destruction following the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 by artist Takehisa Yumeji.
Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, but few in the country’s long history have been quite as devastating as the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923. Read More...
