Hailing from the vibrant city of Athens, George's love for Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire drives him to write short stories inspired by the illustrious tales of these glorious times.
Roman Empire News
Zuckerberg’s family dressed up as Romans for Halloween—simple costumes, big reactions. The look fits a long pattern: he keeps it low-key while steering attention. Rome had a word for that balance. So do markets.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
In 44 BCE a bright star rose over Caesar’s funeral games. Romans called it the Julian Star. Poets, coins, and politics made it immortal. What really appeared—and how did it become proof of a god?
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Winter seas closed, rivers burst their banks, and rare “medicanes” raked the coast—yet Rome kept grain and shipping moving. The Empire had enforced weather rules, from mare clausum schedules and storm-proof ports to timed monsoon runs.
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A decade-old excavation in Osijek, Croatia, revealed seven intact skeletons in a Roman well. A paper just published in PLOS ONE re-examines the find and argues they were likely soldiers from a third-century clash near Mursa.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Which empire really “ruled the map”? The answer depends on what we count and when we take the snapshot. Let's set the rules first—then follow three peaks (Rome under Trajan, Alexander’s lightning-built realm, and the Mongol high plateau) to see what the numbers can prove—and what they can’t.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Romans spoke of voluntaria mors—“a voluntary death”—long before Europe coined the word “suicide.” From Cato at Utica to Seneca in a warm bath, and from battlefield honor to comic threat, the Roman world weighed self-killing through philosophy, law, and performance.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Artists treated a specific theme as lesson, controversy, and dare, painting it in registers that range from luminous piety to disquieting eroticism.
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A Roman Nessie? The literary record is quiet, yet northern stones, a saint’s tale on the River Ness, and a 20th-century media storm keep the question alive.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
From temple rites to family altars and funerals, incense in the Roman Empire was a ritual tool with global supply chains, moral debates, and political weight.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Elite Romans treated scent as strategy. From Cleopatra’s Mendesian blends to Nero’s perfumed banquets, ancient niche perfumes signaled rank, taste, and power.
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Political murder rarely restores an old order; in Rome it rewired incentives, putting armies, money and short-term bargains above process. From Caesar’s Ides to the auction of 193, assassinations taught Romans to price power—and to expect violence to decide it.
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The Roman Empire’s great plagues reshaped not only society but also nature. New science shows that during times of crisis, pollution levels dropped and the Mediterranean briefly healed.
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Roman numerals on watch dials are more than decoration — they’re heritage. From medieval towers to Swiss ateliers, the choice of numerals, and the curious survival of IIII, reveals a story where symmetry, superstition, and prestige meet.
Roman Empire News
Netflix’s revival of Spartacus will thrill fans of gladiatorial drama. For history-minded viewers, though, the series remains a stylized fiction that recasts a fragmentary past into soap-operatic certainties.
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Rome’s silver and gold wealth carried an unseen price. Mining and smelting poured lead into the air and seas, leaving a chemical signature in the Mediterranean that scientists can still measure today.
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Rome’s emperors wrapped themselves in purple, a color that signaled power and divinity. But beneath the gleam lay stinking vats, mountains of broken shells, and coastlines scarred by waste. The latest discoveries at Tel Shiqmona reveal the hidden cost of Rome’s most famous luxury.