What is the Ides of March? History behind the ominous date explained
You might remember the phrase "beware the Ides of March" from your high school English class. Here's what it means and when ...
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Summer holidays haven't changed much since ancient Greece and Rome (except maybe the sand wrestling)
This is also how the Roman emperor Julian spent his summers in the 4th century CE. Towards the end of 357 CE, Julian wrote a letter to his friend Evagrius, telling him how he spent his holidays at ...
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JULIAN THE APOSTATE; Gaetano Negri's Vivid Study of a Remarkable Man and a Remarkable Epoch -- One of Ibsen's Heroes.*
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The Romans in Scotland
According to the Roman historian Tacitus ... and launched a concerted invasion across Hadrian's Wall. Julian, the last pagan Emperor of Rome, sent legions to deal with them but to little effect.