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Cervantes’ House Restored
Miguel de Cervantes is considered the greatest Spanish author—the Shakespeare of Spanish letters. People who go to England make the excursion, the pilgrimage, to Stratford-on-Avon, to see Shakespeare’s house. Who goes to see Cervantes’? Few. Where is it? Not far … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, Cervantes, history, literature, Spain, travel
Tagged Don Quijote, La Mancha, Lepanto, playwright, soldier, war injury, wife, writer's house
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What Did Caesar Look Like?
This portrait bust of Julius Caesar has been found at the bottom of the Rhone River at Arles, France. Photo from the CBC NEWS Archaeologists believe it was sculpted while he was still alive, perhaps two years before his … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, Romans, toga, warfare
Tagged Add new tag, bust found, dictator, general, Julius Caesar, portrait of Julius Caesar, realistic portrait, Roman emperor, soldier
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