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Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.
The Holy Roman Empire was vast, powerful in name but fractured in reality. This video explores how conflicting loyalties, ...
Researchers think the camp was built during the second century C.E. Stretching across 22 acres, it was identified using a ...
Not every memorable walk involves climbing mountains or heading somewhere remote. Plenty of great routes stick to gentler ...
Before that? No maps. Nothing. The first three-quarters of London’s history, from the Roman foundation to the 1550s, is acartographic. That doesn’t mean, however, that we can’t map ...
The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead disrupts cognitive development, particularly in children. Research, published ...
The crimes detailed in the papyrus carried severe penalties under Roman law, ranging from forced labor to capital punishment. The document highlights the empire’s rigorous enforcement of laws even in ...
During this period, the Roman Empire was divided into four regions, governed by two senior emperors (augusti) and their two junior colleagues (caesares). The stone, found in a context of reuse during ...
DRI scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution records preserved in Arctic ice cores to identify periods of lead pollution throughout the Roman Empire, and now new research expands on ...
The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience the world around us.
WE have received from the Ordnance Survey the Aberdeen sheet of the International Map of the Roman Empire on the scale of 1 to 1,000,000. The sheet covers the greater part of Scotland north of the ...