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ELD4876949: Roman Antiquite: “The Emperor Commodus (161-192) takes pleasure in descending into the arena to fight the gladiators, around 190”” (Ancient rome: roman emperor Commodus who had a passion for gladiatorial combat, takes to the arena himself, dressed as a gladiator, 190 AD) Engraving from “The Roman Imperatrices” 1888 Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4838195: The death of the Roman naturalist and writer Pliny the elder (23-79 AD) ran too close to the Vesuve during his eruption of 79 AD in Stabies (Castellammare di Stabia) near Naples Gravure 1880 - (The death of Pliny the Elder on August 25, 79 AD, while attempting the rescue by ship of a friend and his family from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that had just destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum) Engraving - Private collection / Bridgeman Images