Ancient Rome — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts The decadence and incompetence of Commodus (180-192) brought the golden age of the Roman emperors to a disappointing end. His death at the hands of his own ministers sparked another period of civil war, from which Lucius Septimius Severus (193-211) emerged victorious. During the third century Rome suffered from a cycle of near-constant conflict. A total of 22 emperors took the throne, many of them meeting violent ends at the hands of the same soldiers who had propelled them to power. The reign of Diocletian (284-305) temporarily restored peace and prosperity in Rome, but at a high cost to the unity of the empire. The stability of this system suffered greatly after Diocletian and Maximian retired from office. Roman unity under Constantine proved illusory, and 30 years after his death the eastern and western empires were again divided. Access hundreds of hours of historical video, commercial free, with HISTORY Vault.
NovaRoma France: A Show of Tunisian Pride in Paris This post is part of our special coverage of Tunisia Revolution 2011. After weeks of popular upraising, and a dramatic 24 hours when in rapid succession, ex president Ben Ali fled Tunisia to seek asylum in Saudi Arabia, his prime minister took power, only to be replaced a few hours later by the head of Tunisian Parliament, and with elections now planned to take place in two month, the 600,000-strong Tunisian diaspora living in France gathered today, saturday 15th, in the streets. Despite their concern for the continuous violence in Tunisia, their relatives and the future, they granted themselves one day to rejoice, celebrate and share an overwhelming collective emotion. Here are a few pictures* of the “day after”, a Tunisian Pride in Paris. "Thank you, (Mohamed) Bouazizi !" "I love you, my people" A clean Tunisia – Shove off, RCD (Ben Ali's parti) Questions: "Is the West innocent?" "Don't forget the martyr Boazizi and all the Tunisian martyrs" Long live free Tunisia
Roman Kingdom The Roman Kingdom (Latin: REGNVM ROMANVM) was the period of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a monarchical form of government of the city of Rome and its territories. Little is certain about the history of the kingdom, as nearly no written records from that time survive, and the histories about it that were written during the Republic and Empire are largely based on legends. However, the history of the Roman Kingdom began with the city's founding, traditionally dated to 753 BC with settlements around the Palatine Hill along the river Tiber in Central Italy, and ended with the overthrow of the kings and the establishment of the Republic in about 509 BC. Origin[edit] The traditional account of Roman history, which has come down to us through Livy, Plutarch, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and others, is that in Rome's first centuries it was ruled by a succession of seven kings. Monarchy[edit] Chief Executive[edit] Chief Priest[edit] Chief Legislator[edit] Chief Judge[edit] Early Rome
VROMA :: Home Facebook, Groupon: Is The Next Tech Bubble Social? Many of the hallmarks of the 2000 dot-com bubble seem to be present again, what with Goldman Sachs' interest in Facebook, the mind-boggling valuations of Groupon and Living Social, and the growth of the mobile app industry. For insight, host Liane Hansen talks with Beverly Macy, CEO of Gravity Summit, author of The Power of Real-Time Social Media Marketing and a distinguished instructor at UCLA Extension. Copyright © 2011 NPR. LIANE HANSEN, host: Call it yet another sign of Facebook's dominance in the social media world. The collapse of MySpace comes at a pivotal time in the dotcom world. Industry watchers say another investment bubble could be brewing, much like the one that gave way to the dotcom bust at the beginning of this century. For insight, we've invited Beverly Macy to our studios here in Washington, D.C. Ms. HANSEN: Let's begin with the MySpace news. Ms. Will we see it totally die out? Ms. But businesses are also looking at this. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Copyright © 2011 NPR.
Roman Republic The Roman Republic (Latin: Res Pvblica Romana) was the period of the ancient Roman civilization when the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 509 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and advised by a senate. A complex constitution gradually developed, centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances. Except in times of dire national emergency, public offices were limited to one year, so that, in theory at least, no single individual wielded absolute power over his fellow citizens. During the first two centuries of its existence the Republic expanded through a combination of conquest and alliance, from central Italy to the entire Italian peninsula. The victor in one of these civil wars, Octavian (later known as Augustus), reformed the Republic as a Principate, with himself as Rome's "first citizen" (princeps).
Classics in Contemporary Culture Alejandro Amenabar's film about Hypatia, Agora, is opening in the US -- if anyone notices a film about Late Antique Alexandria and its mix of religion and violence, the movie is certain to evoke Pavlovian culture-war reactions from all and sundry...In any case, here's an interview with the star, Rachel Weisz, stressing the theme of opposition to religious intolerance / fundamentalism, and noting (?!) that basically ancient science and acting are interchangeable -- neither one involves telescopes (I know: Totally unfair!): "What's remarkable is that everything she was doing was imaginary because she was working in the time before the telescope. Everything she was figuring out, she was doing with her imagination. There was some math to back it up - but what she did was imagine things. And here's a thoughtful essay by Nathan Schneider, generally against the portrayal offered, although appreciative of the lack of sex / the contrast with (e.g.)
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program The most prominent instrument at the HAARP Station is the Ionospheric Research Instrument (IRI), a high-power radio frequency transmitter facility operating in the high frequency (HF) band. The IRI is used to temporarily excite a limited area of the Ionosphere. Other instruments, such as a VHF and a UHF radar, a fluxgate magnetometer, a digisonde (an ionospheric sounding device), and an induction magnetometer, are used to study the physical processes that occur in the excited region. Work on the HAARP Station began in 1993. The current working IRI was completed in 2007, and its prime contractor was BAE Systems Advanced Technologies.[1] As of 2008, HAARP had incurred around $250 million in tax-funded construction and operating costs. It was reported to be temporarily shut down in May 2013, awaiting a change of contractors. Overview[edit] HAARP antenna array The HAARP project directs a 3.6 MW signal, in the 2.8–10 MHz region of the HF (high-frequency) band, into the ionosphere. Site[edit]
Harmful Drugs Persist in French Medical System | World By Aurelien Girard Epoch Times Staff Created: January 5, 2011 Last Updated: January 5, 2011 The headquarters of France pharmaceutiacal company Servier, in Neuilly Sur Seine. (Francios Guillott/Getty Images) PARIS—French health authorities are battling public opinion with explanations of why several drugs, with adverse effects long reported by medical experts, have remained on the market for years, and have even been subsidized by the national health insurance system. Following November’s revelations that Mediator, a top drug of Servier (the largest independent French pharmaceutical company), could have been responsible for as many as 2,000 deaths, controversy broke out concerning the inefficiency of French regulatory bodies. Indeed, the first reports of serious adverse effects of Mediator, a diabetes drug also used as a diet pill, date back to 1997. Other Drugs Accused