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Emily Standley Allard on MSN21h
Echoes of Impermanence: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations and Their Lessons for Today
Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...
Joe Scott on MSN1d
How World War 1 FINALLY Ended The Roman Empire
What we think of as the Roman Empire lasted from 27 BCE to 476 AD. But the end of the Roman Empire is way more complicated ...
Mass grave of over 120 Roman soldiers found under soccer field
In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in ...
Scientific American2d
Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat
The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...
ScienceAlert on MSN2d
Scientists Discover First Probable Evidence of a Roman Fighter Mauled by a Lion
For most humans who have breathed Earth's air over the course of history, our deaths have disappeared from record, as ...
Smithsonian Magazine7d
Via Aurelia: The Roman Empire’s Lost Highway
The empire revived briefly under Diocletian ... vestiges of ancient Rome's Via Aurelia in France. Tassan discovered Roman history in his teens: "From that point," he says, "I was hooked." ...
Scientists Crushed Rocks in Iceland—and May Have Solved the Fall of the Roman Empire
When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...
Discovery of mass grave under football pitch changes what we know about the Roman Empire
Located in the Simmering district of Vienna, the mass grave holds the intertwined remains of at least 129 individuals. The excavation team also uncovered numerous dislocated bones, suggesting the ...