Museum classifies Roman emperor as trans – but modern labels oversimplify ancient gender identities: The Roses of Heliogabalus by Alma-Tadema (1888) depicts a feast thrown by Elagabalus. Musée Jacquemart-André Elagabalus ruled as Roman emperor for just four years before being murdered in AD 222. He was still a teenager when he died. Despite his short …
How we used ancient coins to show a ‘fake’ Roman emperor was real: The coin bearing the head of the mysterious Sponsian. Hunterian Glasgow, Author provided All that was previously known about the supposed Roman emperor Sponsian was gleaned from a handful of gold coins that have been regarded as forgeries for over 150 years. …
Emperor moths in the rock art of the Namib Desert shed new light on shamanic ritual: Emperor moth cocoon rattles on the ankles of a ritual dancer, Kalahari, 1959. Jurgen Schadeberg, courtesy Claudia Schadeberg via Rock Art Research Institute, Wits University Not every archaeological discovery is made by opening the tomb of a long dead …
Napoleon’s bicentenary: why celebrating the French emperor has become so controversial: Napoleon Bonaparte may have died 200 years ago, but the vast ramifications of his rule can still be felt – and not only in France. This year marks the last in a series of bicentenaries since 1969, the 200th anniversary of his birth, but …
AJJ with Xiu Xiu, Emperor X – a Music interest event taking place on 2021-05-30 20:00:00 in United States at Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell St San Francisco United States – Add your South African Event here. Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
AJJ with Xiu Xiu, Emperor X – a Music interest event taking place on 2021-05-29 20:00:00 in United States at Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell St San Francisco United States – Add your South African Event here. Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre: The Princess, The Emperor, and The Duck – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-09-06 12:00:00 in United States Set in Africa, China and our own Central Park, The Princess, The Emperor, and The Duck retells storyteller Hans Christian Andersen's world-famous fairy tales — The Princess and the Pea, The …
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre: The Princess, The Emperor, and The Duck – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-07-23 13:00:00 in United States Set in Africa, China and our own Central Park, The Princess, The Emperor, and The Duck retells storyteller Hans Christian Andersen's world-famous fairy tales — The Princess and the Pea, The …