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 ...
Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure ...
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...
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.
The cores provided a timeline of atmospheric lead concentrations ... in lead pollution around 15BC after the rise of the Roman empire. The levels then remained high until the decline of the ...