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The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
Ancient rocks tie Roman Empire’s collapse to a mini ice age
Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...
10 Lessons to Learn from the Book 'How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius'
Timeless Stoic insights that can meet today’s mental challenges in this gripping piece on Marcus Aurelius’ teachings through ...
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4,000 Roman bricks' research could reveal ancient material production mystery
Archaeologists launch a project to analyze 4,000 Roman bricks from Trier, Germany, revealing insights into ancient building ...
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
VIENNA -- As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an ...
Comparing economic inequality between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty
A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, ...
A Man Spent 6 Years Searching the Same Farm—and Finally Discovered a 1,900-Year-Old Roman Treasure
A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The coin, believed to be the only of its kind discovered in the British Isles, ...