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'Mini ice age' possibly led to end of Roman Empire, suggests unusual rocks in Iceland
Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.
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The Magnificent Mosaics of Hagia Sophia That Survive to This Day
The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...
Ancient rocks tie Roman Empire’s collapse to a mini ice age
Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...
ZME Science3d
A Roman gladiator died fighting a lion in England and his 1,800-year-old skeleton proves it
It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.
Many popes are from modern-day Italy and prominent families. Here are the exceptions
About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...
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Income Inequality May Have Caused the Collapse of the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty
the Roman Empire in the west (which covered vast swathes of Europe and the Middle East as well as parts of North Africa) and the Han Dynasty in the east (which incorporated much of what is modern-day ...
The New York Times23d
Skeletons of the Roman Empire Are Found Under a Vienna Soccer Field
By Eve Sampson Under a soccer field in a Vienna neighborhood along the Danube, archaeologists have found a mass grave dating to the era when the Roman Empire ... area of modern-day Vienna.