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Saxo Grammaticus and the Deeds of the Danes

Saxo Grammaticus and the Deeds of the Danes

In March 2018 Kungliga biblioteket, i.e. The Swedish Royal Library, bought a book for 2 million Swedish crowns – ...
Iacta Alea Est: Crossing the Rubicon

Iacta Alea Est: Crossing the Rubicon

On January 10th, 49 B.C., Gaius Julius Caesar uttered one of history’s most famous lines, Iacta alea est (sometimes written alea iacta est), after which he crossed the Rubicon river with his army and set the Roman Civil War in motion.