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Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real
BBC News ^ | 4 days ago | Pallab Ghosh

Posted on 11/27/2022 5:10:05 PM PST by SunkenCiv

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21 posted on 11/28/2022 6:10:51 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Heh... one little boo-boo, I’m payin’ for it for days...


22 posted on 11/28/2022 7:58:54 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Algore does have a ‘Roman Nose’.....................


23 posted on 11/28/2022 8:03:27 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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...Roamin’ maybe...


24 posted on 11/28/2022 8:14:20 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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25 posted on 11/28/2022 2:19:10 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: algore; Hootowl99; lee martell; BradyLS; Paperpusher; Verginius Rufus; jjotto; Tijeras_Slim; ...
Thanks to the FR management for fixing my title as requested, and it was done with alacrity.

26 posted on 11/28/2022 2:38:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Over the millennium and a half of Roman imperial history, there were about 150 emperors. To the best of our knowledge, all of them died. This video explores the causes of death, and estimates an emperor's life expectancy.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Natural causes
2:36 Assassination
3:28 Scribd
4:42 Ways to kill an emperor
6:48 Death in battle and suicide
8:14 Reviewing causes of death
8:45 The life expectancy of an emperor
The Life Expectancy of a Roman Emperor | toldinstone
321K subscribers | 72,889 views | September 16, 2022
The Life Expectancy of a Roman Emperor | toldinstone | 321K subscribers | 72,889 views | September 16, 2022

27 posted on 11/28/2022 2:49:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Caligula made his horse consul, tried to make love to the Moon, and sent his soldiers to gather seashells by the seashore - or did he? As we'll see in this video, the Caligula of popular imagination may be far removed from the historical emperor.

Chapters:
0:00 Caligula's bridge
1:30 The reign of Caligula
2:40 Established Titles
4:00 Decadence and cruelty
5:00 The emperor's eccentricities
5:45 Caligula's madness
6:37 Assassination, character assassination
7:43 Rumors of incest
8:19 Caligula's horse
8:57 Warring with the ocean
10:02 Explaining the bridge
10:37 Glimpsing Caligula
Was Caligula Insane? | toldinstone
97,419 views | November 4, 2022
Was Caligula Insane? | toldinstone | 97,419 views | November 4, 2022

28 posted on 11/28/2022 2:52:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Thanks to the FR management for fixing my title as requested, and it was done with alacrity.

I bet they used a keyboard......................

29 posted on 11/29/2022 5:12:43 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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I got confused — the Acrity family used to live near here too, I graduated with Al.


30 posted on 11/29/2022 6:27:19 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Was he a Celerity?....................


31 posted on 11/29/2022 6:39:40 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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