Ancient Sudan: Enduring Heritage – Bring on the one-eyed warrior queens
One of the most famous objects in the British Museum is a bronze head of the Roman emperor Augustus that exudes charisma, ...
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19 Things You Need To Know About Augustus, The Founder Of The Roman Empire And First Emporer
Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … ...
Talk about striking gold! Bathroom fitter discovers 50 Roman coins in a field in Leicestershire - and they could be worth £1,500
A hoard of 50 Roman coins discovered by an amateur metal detectorist buried in a farmer's field in a 'once in a lifetime find ...
A falling empire
Among the reasons for the Empire's failure was the leadership at the very top. From around 200-400 AD, the later Emperors frequently rose to and fell from office, with struggles for power becoming ...
Before the invasion
However, it was a fragile tolerance, and the Emperor Augustus had prepared invasions in 34 BC, 27 BC and 25 BC, which were ...
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Ammianus Marcellinus: The Military Historian
Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and historian of Greek origin. He is best known for his work Res Gestae, which chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Nerva (96 AD) to ...
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Civilization VII Review – New Rome
If that small insight into my unhinged approach to playing Civilization VII didn’t tip you off, I’m not what you would call a ...
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Chrocus, the Alemannic Chieftain Who Destroyed All the Temples of Gaul in the 3rd Century
We have previously discussed the Crisis of the 3rd Century, that period of antiquity also known as the Anarchy of the 3rd ...