Trajan's reign takes Rome one more step toward universality. Now, educated and wealthy men from all over the Empire are eligible for the highest office. 180 AD - Pax Romana ends. The death of ...
The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...
Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...
They had jobs such as: Historians estimate that up to 10 per cent of the population of the Roman Empire were enslaved people. They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to ...
Much of Attila’s infamy comes from his relentless campaign westward into Europe where he pillaged the riches of the Roman Empire. But he was stopped by a confederation of Roman soldiers and ...
A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and ...
The Roman Empire lowered IQ levels across Europe according to a new study, due to the vast quantities of lead pollution.