Rome, the eternal (part 1).

Maquette of Rome, Times of Constantine, by Italo Gismondi, ca. 1937.
Photo: Annie Dalbera, 2011. Lic. CC BY 2.0

Rome exerted an undeniable influence over the so called "Western culture". For several centuries, they imposed an omnimode power, ruling most part of the known world. In History, it would never happen again... The Pax Romana, despite all its faults, induced a cultural unit trending, along their vast domains. Of course, that finally brought interesting consequences. Later, when the roman empire decayed and fell, came stagnation times. But, the human spirit carried their good seed. 

Roma, la Ciudad Eterna (parte I).

Maqueta de Roma, época de Constantino, por Ítalo Gismondi, ca. 1937.

Foto: Annie Dalbéra, 2011. Lic. CC BY 2.0

Es innegable la influencia que ejerció Roma sobre lo que conocemos como "la Cultura Occidental". Durante varios siglos, ellos impusieron su poder de manera omnímoda, sobre todo el occidente civilizado. Y eso es algo, que nunca más volvería a ocurrir en la Historia... La Pax Romana, a pesar de todos sus defectos, permitió cierta unidad cultural a lo largo de sus extensos dominios, lo que a la postre acarrearía interesantes consecuencias. Aunque la decadencia y caída de aquel imperio, significó el inicio de un período de estancamiento, su semilla benefactora había quedado bien sembrada en el espíritu humano.

Roman Britain and the Rebellion of Boudica (part 1).

Queen Boudica, by John Ospie

On the present is not easy to imagine the British Isles with a mainly Latino cultural heritage. But it could have happened like this. There was a time when most of those lands known as Britain, were part of the Roman Empire... When Rome began to extend to the north, by the hand of Julius Caesar, they conquered and anexed Gaul (France), in 58 BC. The celts from the northern islands had good trade relations with the gallics, so they tried to help them. But it caused frictions with the romans, starting the military pressure over Britain.