the day masters served dinner to their slaves
1 march was the true roman new year. the vestals rekindled the sacred fire of the state and roman matrons served their own slaves at table in a ritual inversion of the hierarchies.
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in march, ancient rome left 6 dated events: the day masters served dinner to their slaves · how the worst war machine in history woke up · the truth behind julius caesar's 23 stab wounds. here is what happened, day by day.
march 1
march 14
how the worst war machine in history woke up
march was not the month of spring, but of mars and war. on the equirria of 14 march rome celebrated the ritual lustration of its horses in brutal races, a sacred act where they also checked which had survived the winter.
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the truth behind julius caesar's 23 stab wounds
- 44 a.c.
- 44 a.e.c.
- dccx
- 1994
- 9957
- 184.ª · año 1
- 3718
julius caesar's end was not a solemn act in the senate but a chaotic scuffle in which the conspirators wounded one another. of the 23 stab wounds, according to a single source, only one was fatal.
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the exact moment a roman boy lost his childhood
in rome you did not become an adult on the day of your birthday. on the liberalia of 17 march the young man put aside his childhood amulet, donned the white toga of the citizen and, with it, came of age to go and die on the frontiers of the republic.
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the sound of bronze that terrified all of europe
in the chaos of battle the general's voice was useless: roman infantry moved to the roar of the tuba. every 23 march the tubilustrium purified the tubas before the war season.
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the day the entire world sold itself to the highest bidder
- 193 d.c.
- 193 e.c.
- cmxlvi
- 1757
- 10.194
- 243.ª · año 2
- 3955
in 193 ce the praetorian guard killed the emperor pertinax and auctioned the roman empire from the walls of their camp. the senator and ex-consul didius julianus bought it. it lasted 66 days.
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