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Jessica Suess
Jessica holds a BA Hons in History and Archaeology from the University of Queensland and an MPhil in Ancient History from the University of Oxford, where she researched the worship of the Roman emperors. She worked for Oxford University Museums for 10 years before relocating to Brazil. She is mad about the Romans, the Egyptians, the Vikings, the history of esoteric religions, and folk magic and gets excited about the latest archaeological finds.
Education:University of Oxford (2007)MPhil Ancient HistoryUniversity of Queensland (2004)BA Hons History & ArchaeologyExpertise:Articles by Jessica Suess
When Livia married Augustus, she became the first Roman empress. She is remembered both as the ideal matron and a ruthless mother.
Some Egyptian gods became so popular in the Roman world that they were even worshiped in Rome itself, including Isis, Serapis, Osiris, and Anubis.
While we often discuss ancient Egyptian religion as a unified system of beliefs, it was highly regional and evolved over the millennia of Egyptian history.
Personifications of abstract forces, or “Virtues,” such as Fortuna and Victoria, emerged early in Roman religion and took on new meaning under the emperors.
In the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, Mark Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus invented the Second Triumvirate to divide power in Rome among themselves.
At the start of the 11th century, Viking warriors installed themselves as the kings of England, only to see power revert to their old foes.
Roman politics were strictly regulated by rules and tradition. The Cursus Honorum was the required order of offices for ambitious Roman politicians.
Norse mythology features many fantastical treasures owned by the Norse gods. Below are ten of the most important, from Thor’s hammer to Freyja’s necklace.