EPIC AMPHITHEATRE
An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 enslaved people were involved in building the Colosseum in Rome. Construction on the vast amphitheatre began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72.
ARTY EMPEROR
Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting, Mona Lisa, hung in Napoleon’s bedroom in the Tuileries Palace, Paris for a short period before it was transferred back to the Louvre to be seen by the masses.
COMPETITIVE CULTURE
Between 1912 and 1948, the International Olympic Committee awarded medals for architecture, painting, sculpture, literature and music as well as the more familiar sporting events.
HIGHER SPIRE
Lincoln Cathedral was the world’s tallest building for nearly two and a half centuries following the completion of its central spire in 1311, which rose to around 160 metres – until it blew down…
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History Revealed (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024