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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

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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69: How did the Roman Legions Proclaim Vespasian Emperor?

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69: How did the Roman Legions Proclaim Vespasian Emperor?

On this day in the year 69, Roman troops in Egypt elected Vespasian as the Roman emperor. This took place ...

On this day in the year 69, Roman troops in Egypt elected Vespasian as the Roman emperor. This took place during the tumultuous era after the death of Nero, in which there was a succession of several ...

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439: The Origin of the Word “Vandalism”

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439: The Origin of the Word “Vandalism”

On this day the Germanic Vandal people conquered the city of Carthage in North Africa. The event took pla ...

On this day the Germanic Vandal people conquered the city of Carthage in North Africa. The event took place on the 641st anniversary of the Roman victory over the Carthaginian army led by Hannibal. Ho ...

October 19, 2018
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202BC: How did the Romans Defeat Hannibal?

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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, 2018
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PHOTO: The Ruins of Leptis Magna

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|Date: April 04, 2016
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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, 2016
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193: Praetorian Guardsmen Murder Emperor Pertinax and Auction Off the Imperial Throne

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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 ...

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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?

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 ...

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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

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 ...

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