#ROMAN EMPEROR

[akendara]

Geth's Head

A character from the movie "Gladiator 2"

[cree-n-jewish-thoughts]

I honestly feel like people do not know anything about the first and second Roman dynasties. Especially the second Roman Emperor.

Jews had no control of politics, no control of law, we also have different ways of execution (at the time Jewish law would have stated he be stoned to death).

In the first Roman dynasty ran by Augustus, he married Tiberius' mother Livia Drusilla. When Augustus died he did not give the Roman Empire to any of his biological children, he always favored Tiberius. So anyways at this time of Augustus it was... Okay-ish to be a Jew under Augustus. We were allowed to practice, we were allowed to work and own businesses. Not saying the treatment was good by any means. We still had no say in the Senate. Anyways Augustus passed away and left the Roman Empire to Tiberius. Tiberius very soon after taking control of the empire expelled Jews from the empire, did not allow the practice of Judaism, did not allow us to own businesses, we were not allowed to work. It was said that over one hundred prophets died under his command, Christ being one of them.

Tiberius was responsible for literally bankrupting Rome by building a huge, expensive Colosseum. He even started to put copper inside of silver and gold coins so he could save money for the also expanding military. His people despised him, so he became paranoid and actually killed many in the Senate and several of his advisors, to the point people did not want that prestigious job working for him. Tiberius went crazy and went into hiding with his son. Fearing that any large group were to get together that he could die/ lose Rome, he instructed soldiers to kill anyone who had a following, with the punishment of crucifixion (as did many other crimes). Jews had no control and no say in the Roman Empire at this time, so no, there was no "Jewish trial" even. It did not matter your religion at the end of the day, Tiberius did not want anyone having any type of following. As I previously stated he was thought to kill over one hundred prophets.

So, no. There was no Jewish trial because Jesus was Jewish, it was a Roman trial because he broke a Roman law of having a following.

Jews were not allowed to even practice inside the Roman Empire, so there would not have been any Jews involved in the trial. Also the punishment in that time period of a Jewish trial for blasphemy would have been a stoning.

A little bit of history for you all.

[thedeadpoets-blog]

“Marmoream relinquo, quam latericiam accepi”

— Augustus, First Roman Emperor

[destielmemenews]

"The North Hertfordshire museum will now refer to the emperor Elagabalus with female pronouns.

Museum policy states the pronouns used in the displays will be those ‘the individual in question might have used themselves’ or whatever pronoun ‘in retrospect, is appropriate’."

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[howamidrivinginlimbo]

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy

The Baths were unprecedented in size: 1600 Romans could bathe at the same time. Apart from the bathing facilities, there were two libraries and there were shops, offices, gardens and even an area for sport. It simply didn't fit inside of Rome, and that is why it was built just outside of it, by the Appian Way (Via Appia).

[diemelusine]

Mosaic of the Emperor Justinian I from the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PetarM

[thesilicontribesman]

Fortuna Stone Relief from Castlecary Roman Fort Bathhouse, Antonine Wall, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

[uncleclaudius]

The bronze head of the statue of Emperor Tiberius, now in the National Archaeology Museum in Madrid, originally found in Tiermes (in antiquity known as Termantia).

[blueiscoool]

Rome’s 'Lost' Imperial Palace 'Domus Tiberiana' Reopens

Until recently a crumbling and off-limits ruin near the famous Colosseum, the Domus Tiberiana palace — built in the first century AD and beloved by Nero — hopes to once again take its place as one of the city’s top tourist attractions.

The ancient palace sits on Palatine Hill — the city’s oldest hill, overhanging Rome —from where imperial dynasties ruled for centuries. But over the years, the site fell into disrepair and in the 1970s, the Domus Tiberiana site was shut due to the structural instability of some of the ruins. The closure left behind what many Romans described as a “black hole” in the capital’s archaeological heart.

Now, after a six-year makeover, the palace has reopened its doors as a “diffuse museum,” with findings and frescoes scattered across the site to provide visitors with an insight into the palace’s ancient grandeur.

And it was grand. The Domus Tiberiana was Rome’s first imperial palace, built by the emperor Tiberius who combined and incorporated the pre-existing noble mansions built on the hill. Occupying over four hectares, the palace featured residences alongside large gardens, places of worship and rooms for the emperor’s Praetorian guard.

As the seat of Rome’s power and politics, Domus Tiberiana held a prime location, high above the Palatine and Roman Forums, offering its occupants a “balcony view of the city.” Over time, the Domus was embellished and enlarged by other emperors including Nero, who was crowned on its steps aged just 16, in 54 AD.

Alfonsina Russo, director of the Colosseum’s archaeological park (in which Domus Tiberiana falls) and lead archaeologist on the renovation, said that ancient antiquities, many exceptionally well-preserved, were unearthed during the project.

The artifacts — bright stuccos, frescoes, amphorae, potteries, looms, terracotta, and divinity statues related to the cults of Isis, Dionysius and Mithras — offer visitors a trip through time, said Russo.

“They make this place — formerly (inhabited) by aristocratic families, then Roman emperors — feel alive again,” she said. “There are seven exhibition rooms full of extraordinary finds, starting with those preceding the original construction of the palace when aristocrats lived in mansions before Tiberius subsumed them into the Domus.”

Among the newly-exposed and frescoes are some of the earliest paintings of lemons (considered an exotic fruit in Ancient Rome, as they hailed from the Far East) and a depiction of a gladiator, proving that the era’s gladiatoral games were appreciated by rich families, explained Russo.

The imperial palace remained in use until the 7th century, when it became the papal residence of John VII. In the mid-16th century, the aristocratic Farnese family — who were powerful local landowners — built the lavish Orti Farnesiani gardens on the site, adorning it with ornaments and sculptures of nymphs, satyrs and fauns.

“This monument speaks of history,” Russo added. “We have restored (Domus Tiberiana) to its past splendor, but more work lies ahead.”

Indeed, painstaking efforts have been made to blend old and new. A series of majestic, reddish-brown vaulted arches that greet visitors having been carefully reconstructed with the same materials as ancient Romans used in the past.

“What makes this revamped Domus unique is the architectural style,” said Russo. “We managed to use original materials to reinforce and strengthen the handmade 15-meter (50ft) tall front arches (which run alongside the palace’s) ancient paving.”

It has certainly caught the public’s attention. Since reopening at the end of September, Domus Tiberiana has attracted some 400,000 visitors, a “huge success,” said Russo, adding that she believes that this incarnation of the Domus Tiberiana offers visitors the most “evocative” visit in generations.

Archaeologist and scholar of ancient Rome Giorgio Franchetti saidN that, in the reopening of the Domus Tiberiana complex, Rome has “recovered a lost jewel.”

“The Palatine Hill has always been the stage of Rome’s power politics,” he said in an interview. “Tiberius likely chose this spot to build the palace as it was where his family residence stood. There aren’t many places like the Domus Tiberiana where you can really breathe the past.”

By Silvia Marchetti.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was on a sunken submarine being chased by Shrek dressed like a Roman emperor when I got to a locked door, terrified for my life I spun around to see Shrek just sorta chilling on a couch.

[ky07isk]

"Augustus - First Emperor Of Rome", Adrian Goldsworthy

Intriguing, captivating, objective.

A complete, beautifully written biography of one of the most influential figures of the ancient world.

It's the second work I read from Goldsworthy and it just proves his genius and mastery once again.

Truly amazing.

[maxiemumdamage]

The single funniest thing I learned when studying the Roman Empire is the fact that in his life and centuries after his death, everyone calls Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus…Caligula.

Like. That’s the nickname his dad’s coworkers gave him when he was a literal toddler. It means “little boots” because again, baby in an army camp. And that may as well have been his actual name for how often people called him it.

It’s like being called “King Slugger” for all time.

[xplore-the-unknwn]

"You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition." - Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus (Gladiator, 2000)

Pt. 1, Pt. 2

[howamidrivinginlimbo]

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy

The thermae were probably constructed during the reigns of the emperors Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla. This was between 211 and 216/217 AD.

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

“Accept death in a cheerful spirit, as nothing but the dissolution of the elements from which each living thing is composed. If it doesn't hurt the individual elements to change continually into one another, why are people afraid of all of them changing and separating? It's a natural thing. And nothing natural is evil.” - Marcus Aurelius

[trainer-from-unova]

Starting to understand why my ex boyfriend was so obsessed with the Roman Empire 😭