Best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, J. K. Rowling is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer. The series of books have become the best-selling book series in history, selling more than 400 million copies worldwide. The books have also been the inspiration for a series of films that have led to the creation of two Harry Potter-themed public attractions: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter - in London and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.

Born in Yale, Gloucestershire, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she came up with the idea for the Harry Potter series on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990.

Within five years she went from living on state benefits to multi-millionaire status and with sales in excess of £238M, she became the United Kingdom's best-selling living author.

Taking into consideration the social, moral and political inspiration she has given her fans, Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year. She is notable for supporting charities such as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Lumus (formerly the Children's High Level Group).

Some of her famous lines include: We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already. You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that ti matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!

From her 2008 Harvard Commencement Address, entitled The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination she stated: Some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.

On an interview with Oprah Winfrey, she commented about how her life changed from being poor to being multimillionaire in less than five years: I think the single biggest thing that money gave me - and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get in Britain without being homeless at one point. If you've ever been there you will never, ever take for granted that you don't need to worry. Never!

She said to Time magazine in 2007: It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing an believe in God.

She has also talked about her she gets her inspiration from: I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out; it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.

Film buffs from Greece, Denmark, Russia, Lithuania, Sweden and Serbia pick some great quotes from films made in their countries.

One of the most popular catchphrases in European cinema comes from a Greek comedy called A Greek Girl in the Harem starring Rena Vlahopoulou. The line is Pethane o Theios! (the uncle is dead!) which are the fake news of a wealthy uncle dying. The comedic tone of that macabre line is that the uncle is not really dead. He faked his own demise as a tactic to find out who really loves him and who is just after his money.

Although this line is famous, the line Vaggelis! is the most popular one. It comes from an invention in the film that opens and closes the door if someone uses a specific phrase. Due to a comedic mix-up, the door only moves if someone shouts the name of the character Vaggelis. So, when everyone calls out his name, the door slams shut, leading to painful situations.

Another famous quote comes from the Danish series 14 Olsen-Branden. The films tell the story of an infamous gang always looking to carry out the greatest heist ever, the heist over all heists), as the gang's leader Egon Olsen puts it.

At the start of every film, Olsen is released from prison and greeted by gang members Kjeld and Benny. That's when he utters his most famous quote: Jeg har en plan! (I've got a plan).

The Swedish movie franchise Beck is also a source of catchphrases thanks to detective Martin Beck's (Peter Haber) rather eccentric neighbor. The famous catchphrase he utters in all situations: Ska vi ta oss en stänkare? (Should we have a drink?)

The most quoted Serbian movie is The Marathon Family, a 1982 comedy cult classic. The story takes place in a town in 1935 and it tells the story of the eccentric Topalovic family, which consists of six generations of undertakers.

The movie is a black comedy where all the main characters are bad guys. One famous catchphrase is in the line of this dark sense of humor: Zao mi je sto ste moji, a ne deca nekog mog neprjatelja (I'm sorry that you are mine and not the children of my enemy).

As you would expect, many characters die on the film and, therefore, there are many death jokes. For instance, in response to someone being accidentally burned alive while repairing the cremation oven, a character said: Ala ga je opravio svaka my cast (Well, he repaired it, excellent).

One of the best quotes from Russian cinema can be found in Aleksei Balabanov's 2000 film Brother 2. It comes in the English language: Are you gangsters? No, we are Russians.

Some endearing quotes come from the Italian classic, Life is Beautiful. Bartolomeo: They are looking for someone who speaks German to translate their instructions. Guido: Me! I'll do it, I'll translate! Bartolomeo: Do you speak German? Guido: No And everyone's favorite... when Guido says: Buon giorno, Principessa!

Forbes released a 2017 celebrity 100 list of the World's highest-paid entertainers worldwide with Sean Diddy Combs at the top on $130 million in earnings. Then Beyoncé Knowles, then J.K Rowling.

However as we're more interested in stuff in Europe we'll look back at the list of top-earning European celebrities for the period between June 2015 and June 2016, and the list is as varied as the continent.Earning are pretax while fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted.

From rock star, tennis champion, chef, actor, the European top-earning celebrities made a total of $697.5 million, they are all from different generations and all over Europe.

After making $200 million on their On the Road Again tour, apart from the endorsement deals with Pepsi and Colgate, One Direction tops the list of European celebrities that have earned more money in 2016. But that's not all. They are also the top earning band in the world and the highest-paid among all front-of-camera celebrities. But they pop celeb that made more money than them in the world was... drumroll please... Taylor Swift, who topped the global list with $170 million.

After five decades on the run, The Rolling Stones have proved that they are legendary band capable of earning big by going on tour and playing stadium shows. They made $66.5 million last year.

British music is still going strong.

Paul McCartney, who used to be a member of the legendary band The Beatles, earned $56.5 million.

And lastly, U2, along with The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney, prove that legendary musicians can still survive in this day and age where House music and Electro are taking over. The Irish band earned $55 million.

With One Direction's Harry Styles being 22 and Rolling Stones' drummer, Charlie Watts, being 75, it is clear that British music doesn't discriminate according to age, and British musicians are topping the list of highest-earning celebrities, with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and British composer-artist Adele featuring on the list.

The rise of dance music has been astronomical in the last three years and I happened to be in the right place at the right time, Harris told Forbes. He went from being a grocery stockboy to becoming the world's highest-paid DJ with a $63 million payday.

Even though a range of other female musicians top the list of highest earning celebrities in the world - Taylor Swift made $170 million, Madonna ($76.5 million) and Rihanna ($75 million), Adele is the only woman on the European list. She actually topped Harris' total with $80.5 million.While other top-earning musicians made most of their money from tours, Adele made most of her money from music sales from her album 25.

Apart from the music business, sport is another industry that generates most money. The top-earning athletes include Cristiano Ronaldo ($88 million), Roger Federer ($68 million) and Novak Djokovic ($56 million). While the Serbian Djokovic ranks higher than the Swiss Federer, the latter made more money than the former thanks to endorsement deals with Nike, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and Credit Suisse. This is also the way that Ronaldo makes makes it to the list of highest-earning celebrities, with endorsement deals from Nike, Tag Heuer, Sacoor Brothers suits and Monster headphones.

The Golden House or palace of the Roman Emperor Nero, Domus Aurea can now be admired in all its splendor thanks to a virtual reality tour highlighting some of the majestic rooms, after being buried for centuries.

After a lengthy restoration project of the palace built for Nero - the Roman emperor who allegedly torched the imperial city - tourists and locals alike will enjoy a 3D multimedia visit every weekend. Tours must be booked in advanced and they limited to 24 visitors at a time.

Some of the sites you can see in 3D are Volta Dorata hall and some exterior sections of the edifice, such as its facade or the Oppio Hill gardens.

Francesco Prosperetti, Rome's special archeological superintendent, highlighted the innovative multimedia experience. According to him, this immersive experience offers visitors a close look at the times of Emperor Trajan, as the palace was destroyed after Nero's death in 69 AD.

Nero, the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, commissioned the construction of this majestic complex, that saw the light of day after Rome burst into flames in 64 AD. This is known as the Great Fire of Rome. The famous catastrophe is attributed to Nero. Historians claim that Romans believed Nero himself had started the fire, in order to clear land for his planned palatial complex, the Domus Aurea.

The Domus Aurea became one of the most luxurious residences of antiquity. Its walls were covered in frescoes and marble, and its sprawling grounds hosted an expanse of vineyards, forests, and artificial lake and a variety of treasures brought from the Orient. It was an early use of Roman concrete construction, but this innovation was destined to have a great influence on the art of the future, as they use mosaics in the vaulted ceiling for the first time. So far, mosaics had been restricted to floors.

Nero's extravagant ways led him to commission from the Greek Zenodorus a colossal 35.5 m high bronze statue of himself, the Colossus Neronis. The statue was placed right outside the main palace entrance at the terminus of the Via Appia. This statue may have served the purpose of representing Nero as the sun god Sol.

The Golden House was designed as a place of entertainment, or that is the conclusion that can be drawn by the presence of 300 rooms without any sleeping quarter.

Nero didn't enjoy the luxury of the palace for long. In 68, the rebellion of Vindex in Gaul and later the acclamation of Galba in Hispania drove Nero from the throne. He then committed suicide on 9 June 1968 and his death ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

His death also sparked a period of civil wars known as the Year of the Four Emperors. These emperors that ruled after Nero's demise tried to get ride of the Domus Aurea. They pillaged the palace, despoiled from his valuables. Then they defaced the building and buried it to the point that the Domus Aurea remained entombed for centuries and its frescoes were only rediscovered during the Renaissance.