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Archaeologists unearthed an ancient defense network hidden underground for 1,500 years.
Archaeologists have found the remains of a Roman fortress in northern Sinai. The discovery illuminates the Roman Empire’s ...
How the humble chestnut traced the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
The chestnut trees of Europe tell a hidden story charting the fortunes of ancient Rome and the legacy it left in the ...
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The Roman Empire Lasted For About 500 Years, And This Is What Caused It To Crumble Into Ruins
The Roman empire began in 27 B.C.E. when Augustus Caesar declared himself as the first Roman emperor. The official date of ...
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Decline of the Eastern Roman Empire Was Not Caused by Plagues and Climate Change in 6th Century AD, But Rather Experienced a Population Boom
Credit: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid / Wikimedia Commons Many of these suggestions focused on the decline of the Roman Empire, with Kyle Harper’s work being the most infamous of all. Some believe ...
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Extreme droughts triggered the great barbarian invasion of Roman Britain in the mid-4th century AD
(d) Early Common Era hydroclimatic records covering 350–500 CE over varying spatial scales ... Moreover, by expanding the climate-conflict analysis to the rest of the Roman Empire between 350 and 476 ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Roman Horse Cemetery With 100 Skeletons
State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council/ArchaeoBW “The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse” is a saying that holds true for the Roman Empire ...
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In the first century AD, Jews lived across the Roman Empire in relative harmony.
However, Roman tactlessness and inefficiency, along with famine and internal squabbles, led to a rise in Jewish discontent. In 66 AD, this discontent exploded into open rebellion. Four years later ...
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AD Classics: National Museum of Roman Art / Rafael Moneo
To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section ... of entry to the remains of one of the Roman Empire's greatest cities.
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Statue of soldiers in the Roman Army
The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers ... The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried ...