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5 days ago · Pompeii, nestled in the Campania region of southern Italy, is a stone's throw from Naples. Positioned at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius, this ancient Roman city met its fate in AD 79 when the volcano erupted, entombing it under layers of ash and pumice. The archaeological site, just 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Naples, remains an ...
4 days ago · After the negotiations failed, Pompey fled Italy, along with most of the senators. Two years of brutal and bloody war followed, with Caesar’s and Pompey’s forces clashing on the battlefields of Spain, Greece and North Africa. Although outnumbered, Caesar’s legions defeated Pompey’s army in a decisive battle at Pharsalus, Greece, in 48 BCE.
17 hours ago · Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, [1] was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire . Antony was a relative and supporter of Julius Caesar, and he served as ...
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3 days ago · Rome, historic city and capital of Roma provincia (province), of Lazio regione (region), and of the country of Italy. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
2 days ago · v. t. e. The European country of Italy has been inhabited by humans since at least 850,000 years ago. Since classical antiquity, ancient Etruscans, various Italic peoples (such as the Latins, Samnites, and Umbri ), Celts, Magna Graecia colonists, and other ancient peoples have inhabited the Italian Peninsula.
2 days ago · In the city of Rome, Caligula completed the temple of Augustus and the theatre of Pompey, began an amphitheatre beside the Saepta. He supervised the extension and rebuilding of the imperial palace, to include a gallery to display his art collection.
3 days ago · Download this stock image: Rome, Italy. 20th May, 2024. Bust of Pompeius THEATER. Authors, actors and audiences in ancient Rome exhibition at the Ara Pacis museum in Rome (Photo by Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press) Credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Live News - 2X7KKNF from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
