8 June 1630: John Punch of #Cork#Franciscan & Scotist philosopher becomes the governor of the Ludovisian #Irish College for secular clergy at #Rome#otd (JMcC)
6 June 1658: James Perrot #Quaker missionary arrives in #Rome to convert the #Pope#otd Claimed to be the son of Perrot once Lord Deputy (NT) of #Ireland.
They certainly shared a similar lack of judgment as the latter had called Elizabeth a ‘base bastard pissing wench’
« These #women, known as gladiatrices, occasionally graced the amphitheaters, taking up arms in contests that both mirrored and defied the traditional roles of women in Roman society »
What the Trevi Fountain in #Rome looks like in your imagination vs. what it looks like when you arrive the day after Barcelona wins the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.
26 May 604: d. St. Augustine of #Canterbury, head of a Roman mission to #England#otd (BM)
His mission became an important point in controversy between #Catholics and #Protestants after Henry VIII's break with #Rome
(Folger from T. Stapleton's translation of #Bede who d. #otd)
In the year 284 This Tetradrachm was issued under Roman Emperor Numerian. I am constantly amazed that a coin minted nearly 2,000 years ago can be dated to the year! For that, and much more on this period and coin, including the wisdom of @phistorians please check out: https://coinofnote.com/284-rome-numerian-tetradrachm/
If that hasn't tempted you already, then maybe the threat of my poetry will?