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Scientists Link Mysterious Icelandic Rocks to ‘Little’ Ice Age—and Rome’s Downfall
The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.
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Justinian I’s Surprising Recapture of Rome: What Happened?
The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I came close to uniting the former Roman Empire less than a century after its fall. However, ...
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What Was a Roman Emperor’s Daily Life Like? | With Mary Beard
What Was a Roman Emperor’s Daily Life Like?' Classicist and author Mary Beard sits down with Tristan Hughes in this filmed ...
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The Fascinating History of Castel dell’Ovo, the Fortress Where the Last Roman Emperor Retired
As much as Julius Nepos refused to recognize his legitimacy and continued to hold the title in parallel until his death in 475 AD, history considers the last Western Roman emperor to be Romulus ...
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The old world is dying, and the new one is struggling to be born.
The final blow came when the Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, in 476 CE. However, the fall of Rome did not immediately give rise to a new ...