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Ancient Dacians: Linking the Past to Present Day Romania
The ancient Dacians, ancestors of modern-day Romanians, were a remarkable civilization that flourished in the territory of ...
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Did Climate Change Really Bring Down the Eastern Roman Empire?
Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to ...
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Lead pollution may have caused the fall of the Roman empire
Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...
How the Roman Empire solved its public sector pension problem – 2,000 years before Britain
It’s an idea that has lasted until the modern day. The UK has its own generous pensions for state workers and some 17.2m ...
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...
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The Legacy of the Roman Empire in Germany: A Surprising Study Reveals How It Influences the Current Well-Being of Regions
A recent study published in Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology has shown that Roman rule, which occurred ...
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Roman Empire's Air Pollution May Have Lowered The IQ of Europe
Using modern evidence of lead pollution and its health effects, the international team calculates that lead exposure in the ...
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Ancient Lead Poisoning May Have Contributed to the Roman Empire’s Downfall
Finally, they compared links between modern lead pollution and health outcomes like childhood blood levels and cognitive decline to determine the likely impact lead pollution made during the height of ...