S08E02 - Trésors⏐Cheapside Hoard : un trésor ...

Dans la Cité d’Émeraude, la ville enchantée du Magicien d’Oz, chaque personne doit porter des lunettes dont les verres sont de couleur verte. Mais saviez-vous que la chose remontait à l’Antiquité ? À un empereur romain et à sa passion pour une pierre précieuse : l’émeraude. Depui ...  Show more

Les perles ont toujours été perçues comme précieuses, voire miraculeuses. Bien des légendes prétendent qu'elles ont un jour ruisselé… de la Lune. D’autres racontent qu’elles sont le fruit du tonnerre… Certaines y voient la semence ou même les larmes des dieux ! C’est bien pourquo ...  Show more

It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 1955, Jean Cocteau ...  Show more

“It was in Megara, a suburb of Carthage, in the gardens of Hamilcar…”This is the opening sentence of Salammbô, Flaubert’s great historical novel, which has become a cult classic. Just like its heroine … the Carthaginian princess with dazzling finery and a tragic destiny.Salammbô ...  Show more

[Back to School]It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 19 ...  Show more

In 1895, Sarah Bernhardt, then known as ‘the empress of the theatre’, had just acquired a theatre in Paris, on the Place du Châtelet: the Théâtre de la Renaissance. And to launch it, she needed a play. Or rather: a success. Sarah Bernhardt commissioned a young up-and-coming playw ...  Show more