Roman greenhouses were covered with thin sheets of translucent stone and in use the first century CE. Continue reading
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Emperor Titus Holds Sports Spectacular
Emperor Titus celebrates the opening of the 50,000-seat Colosseum in Rome in 80 CE with a three-day event. Continue reading
De Materia Medica Pharmacopoeia Published
Greek pharmacologist Pedanius Dioscorides published a five-volume pharmacopoeia titled De Materia Medica in 77 CE. Continue reading
Voluptale Printed a Cookbook
Bartolema Scappi printed a cookbook in 1485, De Honeste Voluptate ac Valetudine (Concerning Honest Pleasure and Well-being) Continue reading
Binding Stone Cement Created in Rome
Binding stone cement was used in various formulas from early antiquity and used by Romans of circa 150 BCE, Continue reading
The Trinity Painted In One-Point Perspective
The Trinitya fresco painted with one-point perspective in 1425 by Masaccio (Tommaso di Giovanni di Simone Guidi) Continue reading
Marsiliana Tablet Discovered in Tuscany
The Marsiliana Tablet has Etruscan writing dating back to the eighth century BCE. Continue reading
Cesare Beccaria
Beccaria was born in Milan on 15 March 1738 to the Marchese Gian Beccaria Bonesana, an aristocrat of moderate well-being from the Austrian Habsburg Empire. Continue reading
Early Neoclassical Architecture Style Used in Europe
Neoclassical architecture spread from France and Britain and into the Americas after 1750, a decorative excess of the Rococo style. Continue reading
Cesare Beccaria Calls to Abolish Death Penalty
Cesare Beccaria, an economist and reformer from Milan, Italy called to abolish the death penalty in 1764 as published in Dei delitti e delle pene (Crimes and Punishments). Continue reading