Julius Caesar
Bulgarian Actor Lyuben Kanev Makes West End Debut in London
Lyuben Kanev, a rising star from Bulgaria, is poised to make a splash in London's esteemed West End theatre scene. Scheduled for April 18th, Kanev will take on the role of Marc in Yasmina Reza's acclaimed play "Art" at Soho Theatre, as part of an Industry Showcase event, BTA reported.
What happened to Cleopatra’s children? (video)
Her firstborn, Caesarion, born of her union with Julius Caesar, faced a precarious path to legitimacy following Caesar’s assassination
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Ancient Roman temple complex opens to tourists
Four temples from ancient Rome, dating back as far as the 3rd century B.C. stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city's busiest crossroads.
But until June 19, practically the only ones getting a close-up view of the temples were the cats that prowl the so-called "Sacred Area," on the edge of the site where Julius Caesar was assassinated.
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Shakespeare First Folio goes on display in London
A copy of the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays went on display in London on Monday, to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication.
The public was given the chance to see the First Folio held at London's Guildhall Library - for one day only.
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Rare coin, minted by Brutus to mark Caesar’s death, is returned to Greece
A rare and ancient gold coin that morbidly celebrates the stabbing death of Julius Caesar was returned this week to Greek officials by investigators in New York who had determined it was looted and fraudulently put for sale at auction in 2020.
US returns 29 antiquities to Greece
In the latest repatriation of items of Greek cultural heritage, the United States has returned 29 looted antiquities.
They were delivered to Greece by Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, in a special ceremony at the Greek Consulate General in New York.
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Constantine II: School, military training and athletic achievements
Constantine attended the elite Anavryta Classical Lyceum, Greece's first Western-style, boys-only boarding school, which was founded in 1940 and re-established for the 1949-50 academic year with the express purpose of ensuring that the heir to the Greek throne received a "proper" education.
Theatre legend Kani turns eye to modern South Africa
When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum.
His latest production, "Kunene and the King," opened with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played on London's West End.
It's now resuming a South African tour that was interrupted by the pandemic's theater closures.
Goodwill find in Texas turns out to be ancient Roman bust
A marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store is temporarily on display at a San Antonio museum after experts determined it was a centuries-old sculpture missing from Germany since World War II.
The bust, which art collector Laura Young found at Goodwill in 2018, once belonged in the collection of King Ludwig I of
Diving among ancient ruins where Romans used to party
Fish dart across mosaic floors and into the ruined villas, where holidaying Romans once drank, plotted and flirted in the party town of Baiae, now an underwater archaeological park near Naples.
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