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9) ..Perhaps most famously by Erasmus (1515) quoting an older proverb: "having escaped Charybdis, I was caught by Scylla" - in some situations there can be no escape without some cost. Alternatively, a person might go too far in avoiding one extreme and tumble into its opposite..

1) We have all found ourselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea or caught between the hammer and the anvil. The next time you're in a tricky dilemma, why not try out the ancient version: caught between Scylla and Charybdis..

3) "Evil is so conspicuous, has achieved so much power in the world, that innocence is not just rare - it hardly seems to exist at all. Everywhere people seem to be rising up in unison as if whistled to do so, to set about destroying any last boundaries between right and wrong."

2/2) ..The man who will extend the empire beyond the Libyans and the Indians, to a land that lies outside the zodiac’s belt, beyond the sun’s ecliptic and the year’s, where sky-carrying Atlas turns the sphere, inset with gleaming stars, on his shoulders."

7) Sadly Julius' lover was not as skilled a horseman and though he could have escaped alone, Julius refused to leave him. The assassins soon overtook and surrounded the young couple but Julius refused to go out on their terms..

Alaric, king of the Visigoths, died of fever just a few months after sacking Rome in 410. The Busento river in Calabria was diverted so he could be buried in the riverbed with a haul of magnificent treasures looted from Rome. Alaric and his treasure have still not been found..

2) As workers cleared away the ancient, half-buried rotunda known as the Chapel of St Petronilla adjoining the basilica transept, they made a remarkable discovery: a large and beautifully carved Roman sarcophagus. When they opened it, they could not believe what they saw..

Every obverse and reverse die was given a corresponding number and unique symbol, placed under the chin of Ceres. With each control-mark only used once, for the lifespan of the coin die, we can learn a great deal about the longevity of dies and the scale of a particular issue.

This series from Marius Capito is also of particular interest due to its fascinating use of numerical and pictoral control-marks, which reveal a great deal about the workings of the Republican mint. Likely as a further measure against counterfeiting and for quality control..

On hot days like today, the audience in the Roman amphitheatre might enjoy sparsiones or 'sprinklings', refreshing water mist scented with balsam or saffron. Here a theorised force pump based on similar hydraulic devices known from wells and mines. (Jean-Claude Golvin)