Julius Caesar’s encounter with Alexander the Great
It is the year 69 before Christ. Gaius Julius Caesar, now more than thirty, is located in Cadiz, the ancient Gades of Punic origin.
Here, one step away from the famous Gates, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean, the Roman wanders around the temple dedicated to Hercules, the mythical Greek hero that had advanced far and beyond.
Suddenly, Caesar stops in front of the statue of another half-god, Alexander the Great, who died at the age of not yet thirty-three, in June 323 BC.
Plutarch, in his “Parallel Lives“, and Suetonius in the “Lives of the Caesars” tell us the incident. To those who asked for the reason for his subdued weeping before the effigy of Macedonus, Caesar replied that he could not suffocate his pain. On the one hand, he saw how at 32, the same age as himself, Alexander had left, dying, a boundless empire that he had created. On the other hand, Caesar felt he had not yet completed a noteworthy undertaking.
It is the year 69 before Christ. Gaius Julius Caesar, now more than thirty, is located in Cadiz, the ancient Gades of Punic origin.
Here, one step away from the famous Gates, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean, the Roman wanders around the temple dedicated to Hercules, the mythical Greek hero that had advanced far and beyond.
Suddenly, Caesar stops in front of the statue of another half-god, Alexander the Great, who died at the age of not yet thirty-three, in June 323 BC.
Plutarch, in his “Parallel Lives“, and Suetonius in the “Lives of the Caesars” tell us the incident. To those who asked for the reason for his subdued weeping before the effigy of Macedonus, Caesar replied that he could not suffocate his pain. On the one hand, he saw how at 32, the same age as himself, Alexander had left, dying, a boundless empire that he had created. On the other hand, Caesar felt he had not yet completed a noteworthy undertaking.
Necropolis of Argineta
This medieval burial ground exhibits some of the oldest Christian inscriptions in the Basque Country, Spain
Located beside a small church, the graves of this medieval necropolis were made to different standards depending on the social standing of the community members buried there, with lower ranked individuals being buried in simple pits. The many stone marker stones or stelae and tombs, dating from the 7th through 9th centuries are characterized by disc-shaped motifs and decorated with astral symbols. The Christian inscriptions are thought to be the oldest Christian in Bizkaia, and perhaps the Basque Country as a whole, making them a solid marker of the introduction and expansion of Christianity in the area.
This medieval burial ground exhibits some of the oldest Christian inscriptions in the Basque Country, Spain
Located beside a small church, the graves of this medieval necropolis were made to different standards depending on the social standing of the community members buried there, with lower ranked individuals being buried in simple pits. The many stone marker stones or stelae and tombs, dating from the 7th through 9th centuries are characterized by disc-shaped motifs and decorated with astral symbols. The Christian inscriptions are thought to be the oldest Christian in Bizkaia, and perhaps the Basque Country as a whole, making them a solid marker of the introduction and expansion of Christianity in the area.
Mespelbrunn Castle, Germany
The castle was first built in 1427. Its remote location helped it survive history, as it’s one of the few Franconia castles that wasn’t destroyed during the 30 years war. The moat probably didn’t hurt its chances of survival either…
The castle was first built in 1427. Its remote location helped it survive history, as it’s one of the few Franconia castles that wasn’t destroyed during the 30 years war. The moat probably didn’t hurt its chances of survival either…