Roman Empire

How often do you think about the Roman empire?

You probably didn’t think of what these British curators did to the statue of one of the most controversial Roman emperors. The North Hertfordshire Museum in England, under a left-leaning…

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Thinking of the Roman Empire? Another Roman aqueduct discovered in Jerusalem

In September, archaeological excavations in Jerusalem’s Giv’at Hamatos neighborhood uncovered an ancient aqueduct that supplied water to the upper city during the Roman occupation. This remarkable find, announced by the…

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Before the fall comes stagnation: How the Roman Empire reached its maximum territory

Everybody asks why Rome fell. To answer this, we need to answer another question. Why did the Roman Empire stop expanding? Did the climate change or the fierce resistance of…

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