Octavian Augustus – the first Roman emperor

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When Mark Tullius Cicero once accompanied Gaius Caesar to the Capitol, he casually told his friends about a dream he had the previous night: how a noble-faced boy descended from the sky on a golden chain and stood at the gates of the Capitol temple, where Jupiter handed him a whip. Then Cicero suddenly spotted … Read more

Aenona – the largest Roman temple on the eastern Adriatic coast

On a small sandy spit about 500 meters long and 4 meters above sea level, the city of Aenona developed in the early Iron Age, from which Nin, the city of Prince Branimir, King Peter Krešimir IV, and Gregory of Nin later emerged… The Liburnians settled there in the 9th century BC. Greek influence can … Read more

How were the names of planets formed?

Man has always gazed at the sky, drawn by the beauty of its dark blue depths and infinity. The mysterious movements of stars and planets have led him to observe and study the laws of their motion since ancient times. Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto – dwarf planet Although Hipparchus was … Read more