Facts About Marcus Aurelius - Life and Reign

One of Rome’s most famous rulers, the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus is widely considered a model stoic, an ideal representative of virtue and manliness. Thus, it may come as a shock to many to discover that Marcus Aurelius, the author of the famous Meditations, spent nearly all his reign on the battlefield. Conflict with Parthia in the east, wars on the Rhine and the Danube in the north, and a violent uprising by one of his governors, threatened to plunge Rome into chaos. On t...

Twin Peaks Coin Magic --- Lynchian Numismatics - 25YearsLaterSite.com

Magical coins appear throughout Twin Peaks and in other Lynch projects. Henry in Eraserhead, for example, keeps a little wishing well full of coins in the top drawer of his dresser. In Wild At Heart, silver dollars play a coded role in hiring assassins. In the Secret Diary, a gold coin appears to Laura after she, perhaps possessed by BOB, rapes Harold Smith. On the way out of Harold’s, Mrs. Tremond’s grandson, Pierre, saw me and came up to me and pulled a gold coin out of my e...

Coins, the Overlooked Keys to History | The New Yorker

Clip source: Coins%2C%20the%20Overlooked%20Keys%20to%20History%20%7C%20The%20New%20Yorker Skip to main content Under ReviewCoins, the Overlooked Keys to HistoryA delightful new book argues that numismatics—the study of coins—is the "beautiful science of civilizations." By Casey Cep July 28, 2021https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?&display=popup&caption=Coins%2C%20the%20Overlooked%20Keys%20to%20History&app_id=1147169538698836&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newyorker.com%2Fbooks%2Funder-review%2Fc...

Numismatic Studies | American Numismatic Society

Explore MANTIS – Numismatic Objects Database DONUM – Library Catalog ARCHER – Browse Historical Archives Digital Library Pocket Change Blog Resources Nomisma.org: Stable Numismatic Concepts OCRE: Online Coins of the Roman Empire CRRO: Coinage of the Roman Republic Online CHRR: Coin Hoards of the Roman Republic ENL: Dar al-Kutub, Collection of the Egyptian National Library PELLA: Coinage of the Kings of Macedonia Art of Devastation: An Online Catalog of WWI Medallic Art ...