History Revealed

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1996 The year that the secret activities of the WWII Ghost Army were finally declassified 200m The number of lives estimated to have been saved by penicillin 60 The number of senators who played a role in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC

BBC History Magazine

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(100 44BC) Caesar, Augustus’s great-uncle, joined in an informal alliance with Pompey and Crassus, the two most important men in the state. In 49 BC Pompey and Caesar became rivals when the latter crossed the Rubicon and began a new civil war. Caesar

History Revealed

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Under Emperor Trajan, Rome’s territory is at its largest – spanning from Iberia to Mesopotamia and from Britain to Egypt A plague is brought to Rome by soldiers returning from the Near East that kills an estimated five million people. Historians beli

All About History

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When Julius Caesar entered the Senate House on 15 March 44 BCE, he is said to have done so in good spirits. He had heard the prophecy of the threat against him, but surrounded and supported by his friends, he felt he had nothing to fear. As it happen

The Atlantic

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The combination of suspicion and reverence that people feel toward the financially successful isn’t unique to the modern era, but reflects a deep ambivalence that goes back to the Roman empire.

The Christian Science Monitor

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“Romans, let these be your arts,” the hero Aeneas is sternly told in the underworld by the shade of his father, “to teach the ways of peace to those you conquer; to spare the meek, and to war down the proud.” It was an anthem fit for the Pax Romana o

BBC History Magazine

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As Emma Southon points out, we all love a good murder story – and this book is full of poisonings, bludgeonings and beheadings from ancient Rome. Murder, as she says in her conclusion, allows us not only to see the “underbelly” of Rome, away from its

History Revealed

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It’s hard to imagine Rome as it began – a small town on the banks of the Tiber, at a best guess founded in 753 BC – such is the lasting shadow it has cast across the world. At its height, the empire that bloomed from the Eternal City boasted some 50

All About History

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The relationship of the Roman Empire with Britain is long and detailed: from 55 BCE, when Julius Caesar first saw a land rich for conquest, to 410 when Emperor Honorius left the islands to fend for themselves against invaders. The centuries of Roman

History of War

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“ROMAN RIDGE HELMETS WERE NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT IN DESIGN TO THE GALEA, WITH A VAULTED SKULL, A SMALLER NECK GUARD, AN ADDED NOSE GUARD AND CURVED CHEEK GUARDS” The distinctive helmets of Roman soldiers were an iconic symbol of imperial might. Along

Los Angeles Times

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Plagiarism is impossible to avoid. Unless you speak glossolalicly - "in tongues" - your words, phrases and systems of metaphor are not your private inventions. And if you've found yourself saying "cuck" or "double down" or "take a knee" in the last y

BBC History Magazine

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At the end of the first century BC, the poet Virgil, in his great poem The Aeneid, proclaimed in ringing, self confident tones the Romans’ god-given mission and their unique contribution to history: “Remember, Roman, that your task is to rule peoples

History Revealed

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Augustus, the great-nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, takes power, becoming Rome’s first emperor and ending the Roman Republic – which had existed for nearly five centuries The conquest of Britain begins. The province of Britannia would be part of t

BBC History Magazine

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Rome is, according to legend, founded by the mythical Romulus, also reputedly the first Roman to have a triumph – a sign that the Romans saw themselves as militaristic from the start. The first of three wars against Carthage, the leading power in the

History Revealed

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One thing the Romans are well-known for is their plumbing, particularly the great aqueducts that carried water into towns – a major engineering feat – and huge sewers, such as the 6th-century BC Cloaca Maxima in Rome, that took waste out of the city.

All About History

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The work of Suetonius, Divus Julius or Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, gives us an insight into the physical hang-ups that Julius Caesar may have experienced. Here’s an excerpt from the 1913 Loeb edition of the work: ‘His baldness was a disfigurement wh

Science Illustrated

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In 293 BC, a severe epidemic swept through Rome. The citizens died in great numbers. The Roman gods seemed powerless, so Rome sent a delegation to the city of Epidavros in Greece, home of the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius. As the delegation discus

History Revealed

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Augustus (formerly known as Octavian) became Rome’s first de facto emperor after the fall of the Roman Republic and the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium. The era of Augustus laid the groundwork for roughly 200 years of relative

BBC History Magazine

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Who could fail to be fascinated by the ancient world? From the pyramids of Egypt to the great emperors of Rome, it is filled with astonishing stories, momentous achievements and people who can be both surprisingly similar and utterly different to tho

New Philosopher

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“The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions and all else, now meddles no more and longs eagerly for just two things: bread and circuses!” Juvenal For nearly 500 years, the citizens of Rome elected their leaders. Structurally, Ro

History of War

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“THESE CAMPAIGNS PROVED HIM ONE OF THE GREATEST COMMANDERS IN HISTORY” Author: Patricia Southern Price: £20.00 Publisher: Amberley Publishing Released: Out now Julius Caesar was one of the long-vanished breed of statesman and general. The suave Roman

BBC History Magazine

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In early January 49 BC, Rome’s fate hung in the balance. Caesar’s long war with Gaul was over. The pressing question now was what would happen next? For his part, Caesar wanted to lead his army in triumph through the city, and from there to embark im

History Revealed

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From tyrannical emperors and imperial expansion, to bathing, beauty and daily brutality, the Ancient Romans continue to fascinate and entertain. But what was it really like to live in Ancient Rome? This month, we’ve teamed up with ancient history exp

BBC History Magazine

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Rome defeats Persia – a turning point indicating that the third century crisis has been overcome. Constantinople is made imperial capital of the east. From now on, there is usually more than one emperor. Goths cross the Danube, marking the first stag

The Christian Science Monitor

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In many ways, Ferdinand Addis's book reads more like a slightly modernized and extended version of Livy than an actual work of what we would consider modern, serious history.

History Revealed

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By Dr Philip Matyszak (Michael O'Mara, 2017) What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities – one that was eight times more densely populated than modern-day New York? Philip Matyszak introduces us to the p

History Revealed

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The Roman Empire was by no means the largest in history: in fact 25 others have occupied a larger land mass either before or since. Yet very few can boast as wide-reaching an influence and impact. At its height, in the second century AD, the Roman Em

BBC World Histories Magazine

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Ausonius (c310–c394) was born in Burdigala (Bordeaux), an important port in the Roman province of Aquitaine Gaul. He had a good education, studying Greek and Latin in Bordeaux and Toulouse. In 334, Ausonius became a teacher in Bordeaux. He wrote poet

BBC History Magazine

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The Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War (218–202 BC) was a far better military strategist than any Roman. Despite inflicting a series of defeats on the Romans, culminating in the battle of Cannae (216 BC), he was ultimately defeated by R

All About History

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When the Romans conquered Britannia they were not facing one unified nation as we might know it today, but several smaller tribal states spread across the British Isles. Most have been lost to time, but one remains at least moderately known. The name