http://katyag85.vox.com/library/posts/2008/04/page/1/ en Vox Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:57:09 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/sarmatian-presence-in-britain.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(katyag85) http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/sarmatian-presence-in-britain.html?_c=feed-rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/sarmatian-presence-in-britain.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:57:09 -0700 Fifty five hundred of these warriors were sent by emperor Marcus Aurelius to guard Roman settlements in Britain against attacks by the Celts. In our times the archaeological evidence related to presence of this Sarmatian force was discovered in Br... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/sarmatian-presence-in-britain.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cde0238000200f48cf331930003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> ancient religion discoveries history legends image empire dragon famous sword influence warriors presence archaeological evidence sources curious fact http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/dragon-emblems-on-shields-and-armor.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(katyag85) http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/dragon-emblems-on-shields-and-armor.html?_c=feed-rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/dragon-emblems-on-shields-and-armor.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:47:13 -0700 What similarities can the system of knighthood in England share with nomadic tribes that lived on the vast steppes of what is now Russia and the Ukraine? How can any link between them be possible? There is a theory that knighthood was brought to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/dragon-emblems-on-shields-and-armor.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cde0238000200e398f3e3620004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> history army theory emblems archers warriors battles tribes riders knighthood http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(katyag85) http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:55:59 -0700 Vitellius turned out to have extremely violent nature. He quickly accrued large debts by conducting numerous feasts, banquets and triumphal parades that brought treasure close to bankruptcy. Yet, those who dared to demand repayment for debts were ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cde0238000200e398f398e00005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> history empire emperors historic facts http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(katyag85) http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:30:58 -0700 Year 69 AD in Europe is called the Year of Four Emperors. In this remarkable period four Roman emperors Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian consecutively became the rulers of the empire. Three of them would rise and fall, while the last one - Ve... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/year-of-four-emperors.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cde0238000200f48cf1a9720003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rules history suicide empire assassins dynasty founder emperors http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/the-origin-of-the-roman-triumph-ceremony.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(katyag85) http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/the-origin-of-the-roman-triumph-ceremony.html?_c=feed-rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/the-origin-of-the-roman-triumph-ceremony.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:29:57 -0700 Up until today nobody knows the origin of the Roman triumph ceremony. Some say that it came from ancient Etruscan civilization and then passed to Rome as a civil ceremony and religious rite. 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In 106 BC Sulla participated in the Roman war against king Jugurtha of Numidian in northern Africa. Thanks to him, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/sullas-military-skills.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cde0238000200f48d0e75b30001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> victory history successful danger dangerous famous operations success bravery commander cunning dictator advantages glorious deeds military campaign military skills http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/half-fox-and-half-lion.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(katyag85) http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/half-fox-and-half-lion.html?_c=feed-rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/half-fox-and-half-lion.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:06:19 -0700 Before Julius Caesar and Octavian Augustus, there was a man who, actually, hastened the end of the Roman Republic by his example. 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The chapel choir in the early 1470s grew into one of the largest and most famous singing ensembles in Europe. After the murder of the duke in 1476, Compe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/light-elegance-of-compere-music.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cde0238000200e398ef3c570004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> biography history compositions classical music famous biographies classical composers famous composers ceremonial occasions http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/french-composer-of-the-renaissance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(katyag85) http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/french-composer-of-the-renaissance.html?_c=feed-rss http://katyag85.vox.com/library/post/french-composer-of-the-renaissance.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:37:57 -0700 Loyset Compere was a French composer of the Renaissance. 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