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@vestabesta

I love history and photography! I post short and engaging pieces of historical information. In between I also share some photographs that I've taken!

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vestabesta
@vestabesta Apr 3, 2018, 3:29 PM UTC

The Tragedy of Marie Antoinette

Portrait of 12-year-old Marie by Martin van Meytens | Source: Wikimedia Commons In the 200 years since her death, time has skewed her image and many still are unaware of the actual events that occurr…

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@vestabesta Dec 31, 2017, 5:57 PM UTC

Eyewitness Account of the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

In Misenum, 17 year-old Pliny the Younger witnessed the effects of the eruption, along with his mother and uncle. It was only until years that he recorded his harrowing experience. http://ncartmuseum…

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@vestabesta Dec 29, 2017, 5:49 PM UTC

[Tudor & Stuart England] Trials and Tribulations of Childbirth

Given how risky it is even today for some women in modern societies, very special care was taken at the time to ensure safe delivery for the child, while maintaining the health of the mother. Mother…

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@vestabesta Dec 17, 2017, 4:32 PM UTC

The Peloponnesian War - End of an Era [Part 3]

Athens suffered great casualties in Syracuse in an unwise attempt at conquering. More than 40,000 men perished, while the rest were sold into slavery. This was a great victory for Sparta, and all sig…

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@vestabesta Dec 12, 2017, 5:56 PM UTC

The Peloponnesian War - Desperate Measures [Part 2]

At the end of the first part, I described how a plague enveloped Athens and killed nearly 25% of the population. The loss was so devastating that citizens needed to raid nearby towns for supplies and…

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@vestabesta Dec 10, 2017, 4:13 PM UTC

So Goes the Story

It's finals week and soon I will be on break starting Friday. After that, I'd like to continue writing more history posts. I'm so happy I made it through the semester, because at times I couldn't see…

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@vestabesta Nov 28, 2017, 8:16 PM UTC

We Rest Among The Flowers

Another photo taken during my walks around campus. Today I am surrounded in an air of melancholy as it marks a special point in my life. The flowers bring some brightness to my day.

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@vestabesta Nov 25, 2017, 4:07 PM UTC

Here I Am

Yeah this is my bed, and I took this spontaneously while sitting at my desk looking around my room after just waking up. I just moved to a new house so everything is strange, except my bed. My bed wi…

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@vestabesta Nov 5, 2017, 9:34 PM UTC

Crecemos Juntos

Taken on my way to the library on campus. I was awaiting the results of my Biology exam, therefore I was a bit nervous and needed something to keep me calm. I noticed I've recently been looking up mo…

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@vestabesta Aug 6, 2017, 3:52 PM UTC

The Peloponnesian War - Power and Disease [Part 1]

After suffering tremendous losses during Greece's fight in the Greco-Persian Wars, immediate action was needed in order to recover and rebuild. Athens, therefore, came up with the idea of creating th…

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