How presidential libraries mirror the legacy-building of emperors
Presidential libraries in the United States today follow the same principle: They become monuments to the former presidents, ...
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
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From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
In the eastern side of the Roman empire – what is now Turkey – at least two other library-mausoleum buildings ... the second century C.E., the time of Hadrian’s reign. Another is the Library ...
The incredible ancient pyramid that hardly any tourists know about - it’s not in Egypt
The Pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery.
Rome like a local
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...