A Staggering Excavation Has Rewritten the Fall of the Roman Empire
A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed. Interamna Lirenas was a thriving town well ...
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Why the Roman Empire is suddenly everywhere online
More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...
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Roman military might was often depicted in sculpture
Local inhabitants obeyed Roman rule because the alternative was often too horrible to consider. Even when the Romans were behaving themselves, the very size and wealth of their empire ensured that ...
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What was life like in the Roman army?
When the Romans invaded Britain, their army was so good that it took on armies 10 times its size and won! Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries outside Italy. There were soldiers ...
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A Staggering Excavation Has Rewritten the Fall of the Roman Empire
A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer ... roughly 147 feet by 85 feet in size and large enough to seat ...
BBC4y
What was life like in the Roman army?
When the Romans invaded Britain, their army was so good that it took on armies 10 times its size and won! Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries outside Italy. There were soldiers ...
AOL15d
An Excavation Has Rewritten the Fall of the Roman Empire
A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer ... roughly 147 feet by 85 feet in size and large enough to seat ...