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By most historical accounts, the Roman Emperor Caligula was a nightmare–a sadistic, debaucherous, and unstable despot.
The Villain That Taints Li’s History Also Had a Harrowing Past The late emperor of Li is a figure that constantly haunts the narrative of The Apothecary Diaries, and his early life prior to his ...
The Aedyr Empire will play something of a major role in Avowed, and players should keep an eye on the faction's leading emperor.
Fine Art Icons A New Look at a Wicked Emperor Nero is remembered as a villain, but a new exhibition suggests there was more to the Roman ruler than meets the eye A marble bust of Nero from ca. 55 AD.
An exhibition held in Cairo last month marking the 150th anniversary of Dom Pedro II’s inaugural trip to Egypt showcased his diaries and photographic archive ...
A study published in 2021 in the journal Global Change Biology reported that the rapid decline of Antarctica's ice could cause that emperor penguins to become "quasi-extinct" by 2100 — meaning ...
On July 27, very shortly after learning of Sinéad O’Connor’s passing, Third Eye Blind paid special tribute to the beloved Irish singer. Performing at the recently reopened Atlantis in ...
The emperor and empress may travel to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa prefectures to meet with people involved in preserving the memory of the war.
Talk about a bird's-eye view—scientists have taken the first-ever penguin census from space. What's more, the high-resolution satellite images reveal that there are twice as many emperor ...
Emperor Naruhito of Japan vowed to “bear in mind the path trodden by past emperors” during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace after his father, Akihito, abdicated the throne a day earlier. Pool ...
Climate change has pushed emperor penguins, the largest species of penguin on Earth, onto the threatened species list, which means the iconic Antarctic birds are likely to become endangered in the ...
A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for $6.2 million at a sale in Hong Kong. The eye-watering price tag is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe ...