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FUN FACT 1 - POPPEA'S MILK BATH:
FUN FACT 1 - POPPEA'S MILK BATH:
Poppea was famous for being unscrupulous and abitious. She was also famous for taking her bath in donkey's milk to keep her skin soft and shiny.
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INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS
• 250 gr sea salt/ kitchen salt
• 100 gr sodium bicarbonate
• 4 l donkey's milk
500 gr honey
• 2 handfuls of rose petals
• 1 glass of olive oil
FUN FACT 2 - NERONIA:
FUN FACT 2 - NERONIA:
Nero was a great sports enthusiast and lover of the Hellenic Olympic Games
In 67 Nero took part in several races in Olympia, in which he triumphed (in some cases, cheating): he won in the race of the quadrigues, in that of
the quadrigues of the foals, in the competition of the heralds, in the shot to ten foals and rehearsals to citeredi ( the aedi who sang playing the zither, instrument of the time similar to a small harp) and tragedies.
NERONIA: The quinquennial Neronia was a massive Greek-style festival created by the Roman Emperor Nero. It consisted of three parts: first music, oratory and poetry, second gymnastics and the last horseriding.
These games followed a tradition set by Julius Caesar and Augustus of having celebratory games to mark the anniversary of their reign.
The Neronia were a quinquennial event, which in this case wasn't counted inclusively but exclusively as the event took place every five years. The first Neronia was held in 60, 6 years after Nero's accession in 54, the second in 65. Nero's death and damnatio memoriae prevented a third installment.
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