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Why the Romans Were So Much Better at Fighting www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwzQ... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Marcus Agrippa: Right-Hand Man of Caesar Augustus Get the book USA at amzn.to/3QxP3p8 Get this book UK at amzn.to/4383ub5 Authoritative biography of the ancient Roman general & loyal deputy to Emperor Augustus by the acclaimed historian & author of Augustus at War

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Roman Auxiliary Units of Britain Book USA amzn.to/4giIRvw Book UK amzn.to/4hpStWD This comprehensive work details the auxiliary units of Roman Britain covering their histories, movements, campaigns & notable members Simon Turney references every one of the 59 auxiliary units identified in Britain

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Caesar's Second Invasion of Britain, 54BC www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ma1... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Vespasian: The Emperor Who Restored Rome romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2025/02/vesp... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Out Now! Rome's Greatest Emperor: Vespasian Book USA amzn.to/3C3f5wE Book UK amzn.to/3Ul68ow The Year of the 4 Emperors when Vitellius emerged as the victor Vespasian took his chance. It would prove a pivotal moment, stabilising the political & economic situation, & establishing the Flavian dynasty

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Bakery ovens and mill stones in Pompeii, Italy.

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Timgad the roman city. Algeria

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The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome.

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Ancient wall of the Legionary Fortress of #Eboracum (#York) was built circa 300AD by the Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus. Behind is the beautiful Kings Manor, was originally built to house the abbots of St Mary's Abbey. Now part of the University

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Colosseum (1846)

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Today is #LoveYourPetDay Mosaic from Pompeii showing "Be aware of the dog" The House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii had one like this!

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When your lion needs a hug to cheer him up.

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Not Roman But Very Interesting First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Vespasian: The Emperor Who Restored Rome tinyurl.com/VespasianRes... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Today is #LoveYourPetDay Mosaic from Pompeii showing "Be aware of the dog" The House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii had one like this!

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Just Out - Order Now Lawless Republic - The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome Get the book USA at amzn.to/40bdRHT Get this book UK at amzn.to/4aezcVG The collapse of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic told through the rise and fall of its most famous lawyer, Cicero

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Out Soon - Order Now The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius Book USA amzn.to/4hDi4Md Book UK amzn.to/3Ejtfus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the 16th emperor of Rome—and by far the most powerful man in the world. His collected thoughts, gems that have come to be called his Meditations

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Ancient ROME IN 3D - Virtual walking around Colosseum! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gQO... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Behind the Magic: Creating the Colosseum for Gladiator II www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVx... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Roman Emperor Elagabalus: Scandal and Controversy www.thecollector.com/elagabalus/ Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social t

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Roman coin moulds used for forgeries go on display www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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The Roman Poet and Satirist Aulus Persius Flaccus romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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The Lives of the Caesars - Tom Holland Book USA amzn.to/3WcHFTk Book UK amzn.to/3Ptb87A A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail A Penguin Classic

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Roman Helmet Fragments From Denmark Studied archaeology.org/news/2025/02... - via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Today 1776 1st volume of Edward Gibbon's seminal work "The Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published Book USA amzn.to/3rpmIIJ Book UK amzn.to/48nB9xD Spanning 13 centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks Is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature

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THE REAL STORY OF THE GLADIATORS www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R5c... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius Audiobook preview www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAxs... Get the book UK at amzn.to/3Ptb87A Get this book USA at amzn.to/3WcHFTk

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Fortuna at the Rudder: The Curious Adventures of Gaius Obsequens Dolo Book UK amzn.to/4gP4fsC Kindle USA amzn.to/3X60kRj A military tribune on the Rhine trying to prosper by means of institutionalized graft, administrative ineptitude and mutiny while the Roman Empire totters around him

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The story starts with a visit to communal toilets at the Housesteads Roman Fort - known in as Vercovicium. These are the finest preserved latrines from ancient Britain. The Romans had no toilet paper, so find out how they wiped their backsides. www.storiesofbritain.com/post/the-his...

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Rome in the Third Century: A Troubled Empire Book USA amzn.to/4gpd5OB Book UK amzn.to/4fdOmeB By the third century the Empire was beset by serious internal and external threats

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Did Roman catapults knock down the walls of Carthage? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-J... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Country Life Was Better than City Life In the Roman Empire greekreporter.com/2025/02/15/r... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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York’s Roman Baths www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagaz... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Hadrian's Wall - Roman Britain's Greatest Legacy www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK_w... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Just Out - Order Now Lawless Republic - The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome Get the book USA at amzn.to/40bdRHT Get this book UK at amzn.to/4aezcVG The collapse of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic told through the rise and fall of its most famous lawyer, Cicero

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The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius Get the book USA at amzn.to/4hDi4Md Get this book UK at amzn.to/3Ejtfus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome—and by far the most powerful man in the world. His collected thoughts, gems that have come to be called his Meditations

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Today 399 BC Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and for impiety

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Ruins of oldest Roman basilica ever found in London uncovered on construction site in heart of U.K. capital www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient... via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Just Out – Order Now The Lives of the Caesars - Tom Holland Book USA amzn.to/3WcHFTk Book UK amzn.to/3Ptb87A A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail A Penguin Classic

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Just Out - Order Now Lawless Republic - The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome Get the book USA at amzn.to/40bdRHT Get this book UK at amzn.to/4aezcVG The collapse of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic told through the rise and fall of its most famous lawyer, Cicero

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Today 528 Roman Emperor Justinian appoints a commission to compile a single code of imperial constitutions (published 529) Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint Book USA amzn.to/3EO0Aee Book UK amzn.to/3Lvj2vO A definitive new biography of the emperor Justinian

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Today 528 Roman Emperor Justinian appoints a commission to compile a single code of imperial constitutions (Justinian Code published 529)

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Rome’s Greatest General: Who Was Scipio Africanus? www.thecollector.com/scipio-afric... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Today 538AD Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius

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The Picts vs. The Romans www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeLG... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Scipio Africanus & The Punic Wars Documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiLp... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Rare Roman sarcophagus burial found near Peterborough the-past.com/news/rare-ro... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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The Gladius — The Brutally Efficient Roman Sword The sword that conquered the ancient world short-history.com/gladius-roma... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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