Pax romana was a time of peace so the army was laid back at the time. the the crisis of the third century struck resulting in civil war, invasion, <span>plague and economic troubles. the empire nearly collasped from all of this.</span>
Both Giovanni di Arrigo and Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini were Italian merchants, originally from Lucca, but resident in Bruges since at least 1419. The man in this painting is the subject of a further portrait by van Eyck in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, leading to speculation he was a friend of the artist.
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote.