Ancient Rome, Anunnaki, Articles, Julius Caesar, Pompey Magnus

POMPEY MAGNUS: FROM ROMAN TRIUMPH TO NILE ANNIHILATION

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POMPEY MAGNUS: FROM ROMAN TRIUMPH TO NILE ANNIHILATION By Dr. Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. (Anthropology, UCLA) & Janet Kira Lessin Prologue: The Boy Who Would Be Great The streets of Rome still smoldered from civil war when Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, just twenty-three years old, strode into history. His father, once disgraced for corruption, had left …

Ancient Rome, Articles, Cincinnatus

Cincinnatus, the First Roman Dictator, Defeated Rome’s Attackers and Then Resigned (458 BCE)

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Cincinnatus, the First Roman Dictator, Defeated Rome’s Attackers and Then Resigned (458 BCE) Watch the video here – click “ANCIENT ROME” to begin By Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. (Anthropology, UCLA) Legendary Perspective The traditional account, dated to 509 BCE, depicts the Etruscan king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus as a cruel and tyrannical ruler. The breaking point …