A stone inscription immortalized Roman emperor Septimius Severus’ gratitude for a city’s generous “donation” of 700,000 silver coins. Source: https://www.livescience.com/roman-inscription-bribery-corruption.html
Tag: Roman Emperor
Does an ancient street’s ‘solar alignment’ honor Roman emperor Octavian? Scholars disagree.
Scientists in Turin, Italy, have discovered that a couple of days each year, the rising sun perfectly aligns with one of the city’s main streets that was constructed around 28 B.C. Source: https://www.livescience.com/solar-alignment-roman-emperor-octavian.html
Was the ‘Nazareth Inscription’ a Roman response to Jesus’ empty tomb? New evidence says it wasn’t.
The origins of the Nazareth Inscription, a Roman emperor’s edict threatening grave robbers with severe punishment, have been hotly debated for decades. Source: https://www.livescience.com/nazareth-inscription-jesus-tomb-reinterpreted.html
As Sacha Baron Cohen Criticizes Zuckerberg, Elon Musk Tweets “#DeleteFacebook’
It all began when Sacha Baron Cohen shared a picture of Mark Zuckerberg as a Roman Emperor along with some scathing commentary, reports TechCrunch:
He tweeted in frustration, “We don’t let 1 person control the water for 2.5 billion people. We don’t let 1 person control electricity for 2.5 billion people. Why do we let 1 man control the information seen by…
Archaeologists Discovered a Hidden Chamber in Roman Emperor Nero’s Underground Palace
Archaeologists have uncovered a hidden vault, which has sat untouched for nearly 2,000 years, in Emperor Nero’s Palace. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65464-hidden-vault-uncovered-in-neros-palace.html