vestabesta (50)in #history • 6 years agoThe Tragedy of Marie AntoinettePortrait of 12-year-old Marie by Martin van Meytens | Source: Wikimedia Commons In the 200 years since her…vestabesta (50)in #history • 6 years agoEyewitness Account of the Eruption of Mt. VesuviusIn Misenum, 17 year-old Pliny the Younger witnessed the effects of the eruption, along with his mother and uncle. It…vestabesta (50)in #history • 6 years ago[Tudor & Stuart England] Trials and Tribulations of ChildbirthGiven how risky it is even today for some women in modern societies, very special care was taken at the time to ensure…vestabesta (50)in #history • 6 years agoThe Peloponnesian War - End of an Era [Part 3]Athens suffered great casualties in Syracuse in an unwise attempt at conquering. More than 40,000 men perished, while…vestabesta (50)in #history • 6 years agoThe Peloponnesian War - Desperate Measures [Part 2]At the end of the first part, I described how a plague enveloped Athens and killed nearly 25% of the population. The…vestabesta (50)in #photography • 6 years agoSo Goes the StoryIt's finals week and soon I will be on break starting Friday. After that, I'd like to continue writing more history…vestabesta (50)in #photography • 6 years agoWe Rest Among The FlowersAnother photo taken during my walks around campus. Today I am surrounded in an air of melancholy as it marks a special…vestabesta (50)in #photography • 6 years agoHere I AmYeah this is my bed, and I took this spontaneously while sitting at my desk looking around my room after just waking…vestabesta (50)in #photography • 7 years agoCrecemos JuntosTaken on my way to the library on campus. I was awaiting the results of my Biology exam, therefore I was a bit nervous…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoThe Peloponnesian War - Power and Disease [Part 1]After suffering tremendous losses during Greece's fight in the Greco-Persian Wars, immediate action was needed in…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoOctavian Augustus: The First Emperor of RomeFollowing Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 B.C. a scramble for power erupted. The Republic was never designed to…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoDid Julius Caesar Deserve to Die?On January 10, 49 B.C. Caesar knowingly broke the rules by crossing the Rubicon river and plunged Rome into civil war.…vestabesta (50)in #photo • 7 years agoThe Urban SignalThis was something I took impulsively, with no real intention to grab anything noteworthy. However looking back on it…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoThe Ideal Form of Government, According to PlatoBorn in 427 B.C. Plato, actually named Aristocles, was a student of Socrates who came from a wealthy family, as did…vestabesta (50)in #colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge: Saturday Indigo - Hiding in the GrassI was saving this picture for today since I realized these flowers have a lovely shade of purple/pink. I took this…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoThe First Triumvirate: A "Three-Headed Monster"Julius Caesar was moving up in the Roman world and he knew that in order to secure more power, an alliance needed to…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoSome Rotten Roman EmperorsJulius Caesar did pave the way for Rome to almost completely abandon the whole point of the Republic when he was…vestabesta (50)in #photography • 7 years agoGlass TapestryAlthough I took this last year, it has been quite rainy today so I thought this was appropriate to share. I wanted to…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoHow Romans Used The Military for ControlThe Republic set various rules in 509 B.C. that very clearly lay out courses of action, and the military is no…vestabesta (50)in #history • 7 years agoHow Rome Attempted to Make ReformsMany problems following the Punic Wars affected Rome tremendously, and few efforts were introduced to fix them. There…
