In modern-day Jordan, a 1500-year old mass grave sheds light on the lives of people affected by the Plague of Justinian.
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The collapse of Roman coinage: How debasement, inflation, and military costs triggered an economic crisis in the third century AD
This comprehensive historical exploration traces the financial collapse of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century AD, detailing how emperors struggling to fund a massive army, vast building projects, ...
The anthropologist embarks on a journey by train visiting key sites of the Roman empire. Alice begins her Roman tour at Pompeii, where she explores ingenious Roman engineering, racy artworks, the role ...
In the grand cities of ancient Rome, aqueducts delivered life-giving water to fountains, baths, and homes. The concrete Romans invented allowed them to build these vast networks. But those systems ...
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What caused the Roman Empire to collapse
What happens when an Empire fails to enforce its rule? Empires FALL! Check out today's epic new video about the great Roman Empire and how a few wrong moves led to the Empire's total collapse! Trump ...
A version of this essay first appeared in The Swell, Salon's culture newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, for more culture that's made to last. Two years ago, a viral trend tore ...
Whether it's in Final Fantasy, Elden Ring, or Hades 2, clashing with the very gods themselves has long been a fundamental part of video games. However, the longer I ignore the ire of the Roman ...
Researchers created a digital dataset to map roads that would throughout the Roman Empire around 150 C.E. By piecing together historical records, topographic maps, and satellite imagery, the research ...
Researchers have launched Itiner-e, an interactive digital map tracing 300,000 kilometers of ancient Roman roads. The project reveals a far more extensive Roman network than previously believed, ...
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Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...
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