ELD4961176: Hinduism: The Sati (Virtuous è, faithful to death), a widow's sacrifice, a symbol of her husband's total devouement, consists for the widow to climb on the butcher of the deceased and die brulee alive (Hinduism: Sati or suttee, funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or takes her own life in another fashion shortly after her husband's death) Engraving from “Picturesque History of Religions” by Clavel 1844 Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4961270: Celebration of the fete dieu instituted by King Rene of Anjou in 1462 in Provence, mixing the sacred and the profane with the donkey (French celebration of the Corpus Christi with a donkey, 15th century) Engraving taken from “” Histoire picturesque des religions”” by Clavel 1844 Collection privee / Bridgeman Images
ELD4961565: Roman Antiquite: Marcus Furius Camillus dit Camillus chooses a location on the Aventine for a temple dedicated to Juno 392 BC (Temple of Juno regina dedicated by Furius Camillus in 392 BC stood on the Aventine, Rome) Queen Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images
ELD4961977: Jules Cesar crosses the river of Rubicon with his legions in arms on January 10, 49 BC in the footsteps of Pompee the Great (Gneo Pompeo Magno or Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, 106-48 BC) and violates the law of the Roman Senate which prohibited a Roman general from crossing the border river of Cisalpine Gaul - Crossing the river, Jules Cesar prononca The famous formula “” Alea jacta est”” (Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) Crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC from Cisalpine Gaul to Italy to make his way to Rome - Caesar uttered the famous phrase alea iacta est (“the die has been cast”)) Engraving from “” Storia di Roma by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images
ELD4962207: A Jewish embassy led by Philo of Alexandria to plead the cause of the Jews of Alexandria was received by Emperor Caligula in 39-40 AD (Legatio ad Caium) (The diplomatic mission (Embassy to Gaius) to Caligula led by Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus) Hellenistic Jewish philosopher representing the jews of Alexandria, in 39 - 40 AD) Engraving from Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images
ELD4962489: Roman Antiquite “” a portrait of Emperor Heliogabale (203-222) or elagabal exhibits in the temple of victory on Mount Palatine, 218-222”” (Portrait of Elagabalus or Heliogabalus exposed in the temple of the victory, Rome 218 - 222) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images
ELD4962517: Milenary of Rome: From 21 April 247 to 21 April 248, Philippe l'Arabe marks the tenth secular games for a year of grand celebrations (Ludi Saeculares, celebrated under the reign of Philip the arab, coincided with the one thousandth anniversary of the foundation of Rome, 247-248 AD) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images
ELD4962571: Roman Antiquite “” Emperor Probus (232-282) allowing families of Germans, Francs and Alamans to settle on abandoned agricultural lands - these settlers are known as deditices, lets, gentiles vers 280” (Laeti, communities of barbari (“barbarians”) foreigners, or people from outside the Empire, allowed to settle on, and granted land in, imperial territory on condition that they provide recruits for the Roman military under the reign of Probus, 280 ca) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images