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Ancient Roman Papyrus Details Stunning Forgery Case in Exquisite Detail
In the Roman Empire’s heyday, legal disputes and fiscal controversies were commonplace. While emperors paraded in marble-clad ...
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What was life like in ancient Rome?
The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and ... Afterwards, the twins decided to start a new city. However, they squabbled about where to build it. Romulus wanted to build it on the ...
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Legitimization Under Constantine
We begin with a small group from the backwaters of the Roman Empire and after two, three centuries go by, lo and behold that same group and its descendants have somehow taken over the Roman Empire ...
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Archaeologists Uncovered An Ancient ‘Boundary Stone.’ Its Inscription Could Alter Roman History.
Archaeologists uncovered a boundary stone, used to mark land borders during the Roman Empire, dated to a period during which the empire was jointly ruled by four emperors. The boundary stone—located ...
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Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire as its coin-based currency accelerated trade, filled tax coffers and funded military conquests. But the empire’s mining and extracting of silver was ...