Emperors, leaders and dictators
Aetius (390–454) – the tragic end of „the last Roman”
Alberic II (909? – 954) – an annihilator of his own mother and a prince of Rome
Antinous (approx. 110–130 A.D.) – a youth, for whom the emperor lost his mind
Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) – successor of emperors; a charismatic and adored leader
Cesare Borgia (1476–1507) – papal offspring whom the whole world feared
Emperor Antoninus Pius (86–161) – a god-fearing, reasonable and just host
Emperor Domitian (51–96) - a great constructor and a despot hated by the Senate
Emperor Hadrian (76–138) – a traveler and an admirer of Greek culture
Emperor Honorius (384–423) – the one, who allowed Rome to be plundered
Emperor Caracalla (188–217) – a brutal madman or a victim of propaganda?
Emperor Commodus (161–192) – an unfortunate son of a great father
Emperor Maxentius (278–312) – an oppressor or a victim of a black legend?
Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180)– a philosopher on the imperial throne
Emperor Nerva (30–98) – a reasonable, gentle and wise emperor
Emperor Romulus Augustulus (approx. 463–ok. 536) – the last emperor of the Western Empire and….nothing more
Emperor Septimius Severus (145–211) – the one, who made the army into a leading force in the empire
Emperor Theodosius the Great (347–395) – the one, who turned imperium Romanum into imperium Christianum
Emperor Trajan (53–117) – the ideal Roman ruler – courageous, generous and on good terms with the Senate
Emperor Titus (39–81) – the conqueror of Jerusalem and lover of Berenice
Emperor Velentinian III (419–455) – the pathetic mutiny of a marginalized ruler
Empress Domitia Longina (53?–128?) – respected and condemned, the fate of the wife of the last Flavian
Helena – from an innkeeper to a saint, meaning how legends are made
Empress Julia Domna (150/160? – 217) – an ambitious ruler and an unhappy mother
Galla Placidia (390–450) – an exceptional woman, worth as much as several tons of grain
Honoria (418–455?) – an emancipator or a tool of political calculations?
Constantina – an imperial daughter and an enigmatic saint
Odoacer (433–493) – the fall of the empire, meaning how an intelligent illiterate became a Roman king
Theodoric the Great (441–526) – a barbarian, for whom Romans erected monuments
Victor Emanuel III (1869–1947) – a king rejected and unwanted
Saint Jerome (between 331 and 347 – 420) – „Romans hide your daughters because Jerome is coming”
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Saint Jerome (between 331 and 347 – 420) – „Romans hide your daughters because Jerome is coming”
We are familiar with this interpreter of the Bible mainly from images showing his old, rachitic body. However, behind the official façade of a hermit and erudite hides a man prone to conflicts and uncompromising, whose figure is willingly (today) recalled by those who, on one hand, want to show his misogyny, and on the other those who would like to prove that his attitude is the best evidence of valuing women in the late-antiquity Church. And where was the actual truth?
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The Roman career of Domenichino was hanging by a thread. First the death of Pope Clement VIII, whose nepot (Pietro Aldobrandini) was the artist’s patron, and then the death of his master Annibale Carracci (1609) meant that commissions no longer came. And only on the eve of his departure for Bologna, the painter obtained a very prestigious commission, namely the painting of The Last Communion of St Jerome, to be quickly followed by a series of frescoes concerning the life of St. Cecilia. These frescoes were ordered by a wealthy merchant as an element of the decoration of the Roman F...
See moreDomenichino’s The Last Communion of St. Jerome – a work about the superiority of communion under one kind
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Domenichino’s The Last Communion of St. Jerome – a work about the superiority of communion under one kind
When in 1614 this painting was hung at the main altar of the Church of San Girolamo della Carità at via Monserrato, it aroused such a great admiration, that the inhabitants of Rome went on veritable pilgrimages to visit it, praising its religious depth, power of expression, and realism. The work as well as its creator – Domenichino, were the talk of the entire artistic world. Only one man looked upon them with skepticism and jealousy. This was, the well-known in the city on the Tiber painter Lanfranco. A few years later he accused Domenichino of plagiarism, desiring to cover him i...
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