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What Does SPQR Mean? The History Of The Ancient Roman Acronym
SPQR stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus, which translates to "The Senate and Roman People" or "The Senate and People of ...
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The Fall Of The Roman Empire Was Fueled By A Little Ice Age, According To These Rocks In Iceland
Why exactly did the Roman Empire fall? The answer to this question has been heavily debated practically since the empire’s [… ...
How African popes changed Christianity - and gave us Valentine's Day
Gelasius is also responsible for a popular celebration which is still marked every year - establishing St Valentine's Day on ...
Gladiator bones finally confirm human-lion combat in Roman Europe
Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...
Severe drought helped bring about 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain
"A sequence of severe summer droughts from 364 to 366 not only contributed to prolonged harvest failures and food shortages, ...