The way the Roman Empire developed, was gradually to take over more and more territories in the eastern Mediterranean. Some of these were governed as provinces. You can imagine the Roman Empire ...

Imperial provinces were far away from Rome and so ... This opened up trading opportunities between the Roman Empire and Britain to increase the wealth of the empire. Although he hadn’t conquered ...

Wealth, culture, and power dwelled in the city of Palmyra in the third century A.D. This cosmopolitan capital of the Roman province of the same name lay close to the empire’s eastern borders ...

And that goes for most of the Roman Empire, including its provinces of Gaul, northwestern Africa, Iberia, and Britannia. "An IQ reduction of 2 to 3 points doesn't sound like much, but when you ...

As its name suggests, the equestrian class was originally composed of the Roman ... born in provinces such as Gaul and Spain. It was a sign that talented men from all over the empire could hold ...