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  • PHOTO: The Ruins of Leptis Magna

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    |Date: April 04, 2020
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    PHOTO: The Ruins of Leptis Magna

    PHOTO: The Ruins of Leptis Magna

    This photo depicts the ruins of Leptis Magna, one of the most prominent cities of the Roman Empire. The r ...

    This photo depicts the ruins of Leptis Magna, one of the most prominent cities of the Roman Empire. The ruins are located in what is now the city of Khums, Libya, some 130 km east of Tripoli. "Leptis ...

    April 04, 2020
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  • 193: Praetorian Guardsmen Murder Emperor Pertinax and Auction Off the Imperial Throne

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    |Date: March 28, 2020
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    193: Praetorian Guardsmen Murder Emperor Pertinax and Auction Off the Imperial Throne

    193: Praetorian Guardsmen Murder Emperor Pertinax and Auction Off the Imperial Throne

    After Pertinax’s death, each of the two candidates for the throne shouted out how much money they were wi ...

    After Pertinax’s death, each of the two candidates for the throne shouted out how much money they were willing to give each guardsman should they be chosen as emperor. On this day in 193 the Praetoria ...

    March 28, 2020
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  • 235: Who was the Tallest among the Roman Emperors?

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    235: Who was the Tallest among the Roman Emperors?

    235: Who was the Tallest among the Roman Emperors?

    There are even claims that the emperor Maximinus Thrax was 260 cm tall. His thumb was reportedly so thick ...

    There are even claims that the emperor Maximinus Thrax was 260 cm tall. His thumb was reportedly so thick that he wore his wife’s bracelet on it as a ring.   On this day Maximinus Thrax – most li ...

    March 20, 2020
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  • 180: Emperor Marcus Aurelius Dies near Northern Border of Roman Empire

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    180: Emperor Marcus Aurelius Dies near Northern Border of Roman Empire

    180: Emperor Marcus Aurelius Dies near Northern Border of Roman Empire

    The death of Marcus Aurelius marked the end of a long period of stability in the history of the Roman Emp ...

    The death of Marcus Aurelius marked the end of a long period of stability in the history of the Roman Empire, a sort of “golden age” during which it achieved its greatest territorial extent. Roman emp ...

    March 17, 2020
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  • 364: Jovian: A Roman who was Proclaimed Emperor in what is now Iraq

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    |Date: February 17, 2020
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    364: Jovian: A Roman who was Proclaimed Emperor in what is now Iraq

    364: Jovian: A Roman who was Proclaimed Emperor in what is now Iraq

    Roman emperor Jovian died on this day in 364. It is interesting that he was born in Singidunum, the Roman ...

    Roman emperor Jovian died on this day in 364. It is interesting that he was born in Singidunum, the Roman city located on the same spot as modern Belgrade. Namely, Singidunum was an important traffic ...

    February 17, 2020
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  • 311: Emperor Diocletian Dies in his Palace in Split

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    311: Emperor Diocletian Dies in his Palace in Split

    311: Emperor Diocletian Dies in his Palace in Split

    Roman Emperor Diocletian, one of the most famous, but also notorious Roman rulers, died on this day. He w ...

    Roman Emperor Diocletian, one of the most famous, but also notorious Roman rulers, died on this day. He was previously retired for many years, living out his retirement in in the famous Diocletian’s P ...

    December 03, 2019
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  • 202BC: How did the Romans Defeat Hannibal?

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    |Date: October 19, 2019
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    202BC: How did the Romans Defeat Hannibal?

    202BC: How did the Romans Defeat Hannibal?

    The well-known Battle of Zama took place on this day in 202 BC. It was the battle where the Romans finall ...

    The well-known Battle of Zama took place on this day in 202 BC. It was the battle where the Romans finally managed to defeat the great Carthaginian general, Hannibal. The battle took place in northern ...

    October 19, 2019
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  • 378: Emperor Valens’s Four Fatal Mistakes – The Roman Defeat at Adrianople

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    |Date: August 09, 2019
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    378: Emperor Valens’s Four Fatal Mistakes – The Roman Defeat at Adrianople

    378: Emperor Valens’s Four Fatal Mistakes – The Roman Defeat at Adrianople

    On this day in 378, a Visigoth army under King Fritigern decisive defeated an Eastern Roman army under th ...

    On this day in 378, a Visigoth army under King Fritigern decisive defeated an Eastern Roman army under the personal leadership of Emperor Valens. Previously, in 376, the Visigoths, fleeing before the ...

    August 09, 2019
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