News tagged with roman emperor

Israeli library uploads Newton's theological texts

He's considered to be one of the greatest scientists of all time. But Sir Isaac Newton was also an influential theologian who applied a scientific approach to the study of scripture, Hebrew and Jewish mysticism.

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Third-century Roman sculptures discovered

Archaeologists have unearthed a set of six marble sculptures in Rome that likely belonged to a high-ranking official of the Roman Empire, Italy's culture ministry said Wednesday.

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created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Archaeologists unearth Nero's revolving banquet hall

Archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a revolving banquet room built by the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68 BC and was famed for his depraved and extravagant lifestyle, a statement said ...

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome

(AP) -- Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and ...

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Archaeologists unearth 'birthplace of Roman emperor' in Italy

Archaeologists said Thursday they had unearthed the ruins of a villa believed to be the birthplace of a Roman Emperor who reigned almost 2,000 years ago.

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