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CHAPLIN — The “Roman” empire in Chaplin is coming to an end. Chaplin First Selectman Juan Roman III has announced that he is not seeking re-election to the town’s top seat this fall.

The shoes were discovered at Magna — also known as Carvoran — a fort along Hadrian's Wall, which was built around A.D. 122 to demarcate the northern extent of the Roman Empire.

A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists searching for an explanation, they told AFP on Thursday. Eight large shoes ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what may be an ancient villa they believe belonged to the first Roman emperor ...

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said.

24 Iranian Jews remain in prison as government launches internal crackdown, sources say Minorites seem vulnerable as Tehran hunts down alleged collaborators with Israel.

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