I've read that Septimius Severus marched at a fast pace at the head of his army, eschewing his horse, on the way to Rome to avenge Pertinax'...
Really nice coin @Mat - presumably at a low price, too.
I wouldn't sleep with anyone...but I wouldn't mind a conversation on philosophy with Julian... "Once when in the darkness of night he was intent...
Hadrian, AE drachm, Nilos reclining. Egypt, Alexandria - Hadrian. (117-138) Year 127-128 Type: AE Drachm, 32mm 24.42 grams Obverse: AVT KAI...
Double strike Alexandria tetradrachm of Nero. Here's one of mine. And if you did find all those coins in Ismailia that was a great find. Nero...
Neat coin @Ryro
Great coin @panzerman
Helena AE 3, 3.1 grams, Alexandria mint... [ATTACH] Also, she sponsored the construction of St. Catherine's monastery at the base of Mt. Sinai...
Gallienus, 253-268 A.D. 23mm 3.7 grams (antoninianus) Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG Reverse: SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus prancing right (or one of Sol's...
Here's an Antoninus Pius coin which is patinated...some scratches on the reverse (ancient) and nice obverse countermark...portrait is...
Here's another Lucilla, procured for an unexpectedly low price, though it has some wear... Lucilla Augusta, AD 164-169. Æ sestertius, 30mm, 24g,...
In the Mummy the mummy actually speaks ancient Egyptian, they consulted with scholars to make the script accurate. For example to animate the...
Some great coins and medallions in there. Thanks for sharing this wonderful exhibit.
Marcus as Caesar from Alexandria... [ATTACH] Gladiator is a loose adaptation of "The Fall of the Roman Empire" where Marcus is poisoned by...
That one reminded me of a scene from a carousel.
Here's a T. Decius Abundantia type featuring the personification holding a cornucopia. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
King James version... 16And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest...
Here ya' go - @Alegandron ! [ATTACH]
I did that a couple of months ago when I stopped getting alerts in my inbox. I checked and they were all in the Spam folder. A couple of clicks...
This theory kind of corresponds to the period termed "Late Antiquity" by Peter Brown. He argues that a certain dynamism remained even after "Rome"...
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