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List sites have already features lists of craziest Roman emperors or most evil women, but I have yet to see a list site focus in both Roman emperors and empresses together and without labeling them as either “crazy” or “evil.” Moreover, many of these other lists report actions by these men as if they are [...]
Posted by Matthew Zarzeczny on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, People · Tagged agrippina the younger, byzantine emperors, Byzantine Empire, Caesar, Caligula, Claudius, commodus, domitian, elagabalus, emperor, Empress, flavian dynasty, Gladiator, Hagia Sophia, Holy Roman Emperor, infamous rulers, irene of athens, justinian, Nero, Nika Riots, Plague of Justinian, Roman, roman emperors, Roman Empire, roman history, roman rulers, rome, theodora, tiberius, TopTenz, TopTenz.net, Valeria Messalina
While literally millions of ships of all shapes and sizes have been built over the centuries, only a handful have achieved anything approaching fame. Most of those that have done so, however, were warships or vessels that displayed such a degree of innovation that they were considered prototypes in the evolution of ships. Other ships, [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Dressing as a member of the opposite sex has a long and varied history. In the past, men and women cross-dressed to assume new roles, to enable them to do things they otherwise couldn’t, or because they just plain wanted to. Here are some individuals who for whatever reason decided to adopt the clothing of [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Monday, July 18, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Fashion, History, People · Tagged ambassador, Anne Bonny, author, Bernard Boursicot, bishop, British military, catholic church, chariot driver, Charles D’Eon, Charles VII, Charlotte Coville, Christina, Communist party, Cross-dressing, Deborah Samson, diplomat, Elagabus, emperor, Empress, Europe, France, Francois De Choisy, French Embassy, French Embassy in Beijing, Gender, Greater London, Indies, Isabelle Eberhardt, Joan, Joan of Arc, King, Lebanon, London, London Stock Exchange, M. Butterfly, Mahmoud Essadi, maid, Male opera singer, Marina the Ascetic, Mary Read, queen, Queen Christina of Sweden, Russia, Shi Pei-Pu, spy, spy and diplomat, St Peter’s Church in Rome, Surgery, United Kingdom, West Indies, Women in piracy
Arts, culture, stunning architecture, open spaces, shopping galore – Vienna in Austria has it all. All of the above make Vienna a great vacation destination, but what Vienna has and other cities lack is charm. This list barely scratches the surface of things – Vienna really has something for everyone: there’s a place to go [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Shopping, Travel · Tagged Austria, bakery of Emperor Franz Joseph, Belvedere, Danube Island, Demel, Demel Bakery, Demel Museum, Donauinselfest, Empress, Eugene, Franz Joseph, Freud Museum, Gustav Klimt, Hall of Mirrors, hospitality_Recreation, Imperial bakery, Innere Stadt, Knights of the Golden Fleece, Kunsthistorische Museum, Landstraße, Leopoldstadt, Museum of Fine Arts, Orangery, Prater, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Roberta Striga, Schnaps Museum, Schönbrun Palace, Spanish Riding School, Stephen's Cathedral, things to do vienna, Travel, Upper Belvedere, vacations in austria, Vienna, Vienna State Opera
Love makes the world go around; love also makes you gift the most extravagant things to the one you love, be that your partner, your friend, your child or parent. People tend to spend more when it comes to buying gifts for the ones they love. History is witness to this fact. Here’s a list [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 12:01 am
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored and recognized outstanding cinema achievements since 1929, but believe it or not, some of Hollywood’s greatest stars have never won the big award. Who would have thought that legendary Greta Garbo or Marlene Dietrich never won an Oscar? And the list continues with Irene Dunne, [...]
Posted by Timeea on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
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