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Rome’s Inequality Was Bad. But China’s Han Dynasty Was Even Worse
Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
The bodies of 129 people have been confirmed at the site where construction crews had been churning up dirt to renovate a ...
New city builder Roman Triumph brings a mythological spin to Cities Skylines
New city builder Roman Triumph launches via Steam Early Access, combining parts of Cities Skylines, Rome Total War, and Age ...
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2,000-year-old Roman mass grave found beneath soccer field astonishes archaeologists
Archaeologists in Vienna discover a mass grave of Roman soldiers dating back 2,000 years, victims of a brutal defeat against ...
Mass grave of over 120 Roman soldiers found under soccer field
In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in ...
Mass Grave of 150 Roman Soldiers Found Under Vienna Sports Field
Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with Germanic fighters near the ...
Skeletons of the Roman Empire Are Found Under a Vienna Soccer Field
Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...
Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way
Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.
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Rome as muse for English-language poets
Over the centuries Rome has inspired numerous English-language poets. Lovers of English poetry must often wonder what Keats would have made of Rome had he lived. But he died in terrible agony only ...
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The 20 Best Hotels In Rome
The best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s rich tapestry of art, culture and cuisine. With a hospitality scene that has just hit its stride, this city seemingly debuts new hotels each ...
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When Rome Turned Ancient Greece’s Sparta into a Theme Park
Credit: Stavros CC BY 2.0 Imagine the warriors of Greece’s Sparta, once the most feared soldiers in the ancient world, reduced to performing for crowds of Roman tourists. This isn’t fiction—it’s the ...