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Cindy Levesque
Jul 10, 20234 min read
The Battle of Alesia
Gaius Julius Caesar had been made proconsul of Gaul and was in the midst of his attempts to conquer Gaul. While it began as a rather slow...
Cindy Levesque
Jun 12, 20237 min read
The Gallic Wars -Tactical Manoeuvres
Gaius Julius Caesar had been made proconsul of Gaul in 58 BCE and had spent several years campaigning around the province. In 53 BCE, he...
Megan Kumorek
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Maenads - Mad Women
Raving, frenzied, and mad have been words to describe women that have sparked worry and inspired fear among men throughout the centuries....
Cindy Levesque
May 29, 20237 min read
Caligula - His Descent into Madness
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula was the third Roman Emperor from AD 37 to 41. His reign was short but...
Cindy Levesque
May 15, 20233 min read
The Gallic Rebellion
During the Roman republic, Gaul was a province populated by several different tribes. These tribes were not part of a unified group, but...
Megan Kumorek
Apr 10, 20233 min read
Kandake Amanirenas - An African Queen vs the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was stretching its influence into Africa long before Cleopatra was born. However, after the death of the iconic ancient...
Cindy Levesque
Apr 3, 20233 min read
How Sewers Made Rome
While today, the city of Rome is a place overflowing with history, culture and influence, it is difficult to associate the modern marvel...
Linda Persson
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Bathroom Break!
What happens when you don’t have toilet paper? As we are all painfully aware, the threat of running out of toilet paper today is...
Linda Persson
Dec 16, 20229 min read
Is Ancient History really “Ancient History”?
An examination of how antiquity lives on in Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical architecture Today, when something is no longer...
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