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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Roman Empire grew after catastrophic volcanic eruption, study finds
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...
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Secrets of Alexander the Great mosaic revealed after 1st-of-its-kind analysis
The roughly 2,000-year-old mosaic was buried in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. It was discovered in 1831, ...
How the Roman Empire solved its public sector pension problem – 2,000 years before Britain
Stretching from the windswept Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland down to North Africa, and from Portugal to the Middle East, ...
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5 Ancient Roman Monuments & How They Survived to the Modern Day
The city of Rome was the beating heart of the Roman Empire, which spanned from the rise of Augustus in around 27 BCE until ...
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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 ...
What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire – and what can we learn from it?
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...
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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 ...
‘The Missing Thread’ Review: Women of War and Empire
Queen Teuta of Illyria held an audience with two Roman ambassadors. When one of them disrespected her, she had the envoy ...
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What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire, and what can we learn from it?
Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to climate ... covering modern-day Israel, Tunisia, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey ...